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Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or the |
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the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country. |
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Hold a master's, post-master's, or doctorate from an adult psychiatric and mental health |
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health nurse practitioner 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 must be included in your nurse practitioner program. |
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The APMHNP graduate program must include course work in: |
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advanced health assessment |
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advanced pharmacology |
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advanced pathophysiology |
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AND, content in |
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health promotion and disease prevention, and differential diagnosis and disease |
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management |
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AND, clinical training in at least two psychotherapeutic treatment modalities |