The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Post-Master’s certificate program prepares nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing to provide effective care for patients with complex psychiatric and physical health needs.
The post-master’s certificate graduate of USF’s Leach College of Nursing is an advanced nurse who functions in a leadership role in the profession and in health care delivery. The graduate incorporates education and research into a practice that is reflective of the dynamic needs of a diverse population.
Upon completion of the program, the graduate will have the competencies to:
1. Theoretical and Empirical Knowledge for Evidence-based Practice
Synthesize nursing knowledge and related disciplines as evidence for nursing practice decisions through ethical conduct of scholarly activities and clinical reasoning.
2. Effective, Compassionate, Ethical, Culturally Sensitive, and Holistic Nursing Care
Promote ethical clinical decision-making, holistic person-centered care, and culturally-sensitive relationships at the level of advanced nursing practice.
3. Quality Improvement and Culture of Safety
Formulate quality improvement strategies by evaluating system-level data and integrating best evidence to promote safety and optimal system-level outcomes.
4. Advocacy and Social Justice
Advocate for improving the system’s capability and resources by addressing social determinants of health, equitable healthcare access, cost-effectiveness, and quality of care to diverse populations.
5. Leadership
Exemplify leadership roles and strategies to promote quality nursing practice within complex healthcare systems across the continuum of care.
6. Communication and Collaboration
Promote collaborative relationships with interprofessional team members, patients, families, and other stakeholders to enhance quality patient-centered care.
7. Informatics and Technologies
Apply information technologies and management skills ethically for the provision of efficient health care services, team collaboration, decision-making, and patient engagement in a variety of settings.
8. Professionalism
Cultivate the professional identity of nursing through modeling personal well-being, professional maturity, leadership, accountability to the profession, and a culture of lifelong learning.
