This is a Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Credential Awarded: PMHNP-BC (Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified)

Description of Practice
The Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (APMHNP) is a registered nurse prepared in a graduate level adult psychiatric & mental health nurse practitioner program to provide a full range of psychiatric and primary mental health care at an advanced level to adults. The APMHNP practice includes independent and interdependent decision making; and is directly accountable for clinical judgments. The graduate level preparation expands the APMHNP's role to include differential diagnosis and management of psychiatric & mental health disorders, medication management, psychotherapeutic interventions, participation in and use of research, development and implementation of health policy, leadership, education, case management, and consultation.

Eligibility Criteria
All requirements must be completed prior to application for the examination.

		Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or the
		professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country
		Hold a master's, post-master's, or doctorate from an Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health NP
		program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). A minimum of 500 faculty supervised clinical hours in the Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health NP role and specialty must be included in the educational program. The Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health NP graduate program must include course work in:
		-	advanced health assessment
		-	advanced pharmacology
		-	advanced pathophysiology
		AND, content in
		-	health promotion and disease prevention, and
		-	differential diagnosis and disease management