Program Approval Form

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Program Approval Form

For approval of new programs and deletions or modifications to an existing program.

Action Requested: Type (Check one):

Create New (SCHEV approval required except for minors) B.A. B.S. Minor (req. C3 approval)

Inactivate Existing M.A. M.S. M.Ed.

x Modify Existing (check ALL that apply) Ph.D.

Title (SCHEV approval required except for minors) Undergraduate Certificate* (req. C3 approval)

x Concentration (Choose

one): Add Delete x Modify Graduate Certificate*

Degree Requirements Bachelor’s/Accelerated _Master’s x Other: DNP Admission Standards/ Application Requirements

Other Changes:

College/School: CHHS Department: Nursing

Submitted by: Lora Peppard Ext: 5154 Email: [email protected]

Effective Term: Fall 2016 Please note: For students to be admitted to a new degree, minor, certificate or concentration, the program must be fully approved, entered into Banner, and published in the University Catalog.

Justification: (attach separate document if necessary)

Existing New/Modified

Program Title: (Required)

Title must identify subject matter. Do not include name of college/school/dept.

Nursing

Concentration(s): Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse

Practitioner Concentration

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Admissions Standards / Application Requirements: (Required only if different from those listed in the University Catalog) Degree Requirements:

Consult University Catalog for models, attach separate document if necessary using track changes for modifications

713 Clinical Decision Making (2 cr) 783 Family Psychiatric NP Seminar I (1 cr) 785 Family Psychiatric NP Seminar II (1 cr)

783 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Seminar I (2 cr) 785 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Seminar II (2 cr)

Courses offered via distance: (if applicable)

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 72 72

*For Certificates Only: Indicate whether students are able to pursue on a Full-time basis Part-time basis

Approval Signatures

Department Date College/School Date Provost’s Office Date

Required for Minors and Interdisciplinary Programs

If this program may impact another unit or is in collaboration with another unit at Mason, the originating department must circulate this proposal for review by those units and obtain the necessary signatures prior to submission. Failure to do so will delay action on this proposal.

Unit Name Unit Approval Name Unit Approver’s Signature Date

For Minors and UG Certificates only (Cross-College Curriculum Committee Approval)

C3 Committee Member Provost Office C3 Committee Approval Date

For Graduate Programs Only

Graduate Council Member Provost Office Graduate Council Approval Date

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Justification:

1. The credentialing body for the psychiatric nurse practitioner concentration in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program has changed the name of their certification from “Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner” certification to “Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner” concentration. Therefore, we are requesting removing the “Family” from the practicum and seminar courses in this concentration.

2. It has been determined that additional time evaluating clinical decision making skills specific to psychiatric cases is needed for the psychiatric nurse practitioner students. Therefore, we are requesting that an additional credit be added to each psychiatric nurse practitioner seminar to allow for this discussion and better prepare students to sit for certification and practice upon graduation.

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CURRENT

Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Level I Core (15 credits) – ONLINE

Course Projected Completed

NURS 665 Theoretical & Ethical Foundations Related to Nursing (3cr) NURS 688 Organization of Nursing & HC Del. Systems (3cr)

NURS 715 Nursing Informatics Inquiry (3 cr) NURS 757 Nursing Research and Biostatistics I (3 cr) NURS 758 Nursing Research and Biostatistics II (3 cr)

(757 is a prerequisite)

Level II Direct Care Core (14 credits) – ONLINE EXCEPT FOR 713 (IN SEAT) & CLINICAL COMPONENTS

NURS 643 Community-Oriented Primary Care (3cr) (45 hrs total) NURS 714 Health Assessment in Clinical Practice (2 cr)

NURS 724 Practicum in Adv Health Assessment (1 cr) (70 hrs total) NURS 761 Pharmacotherapeutics (3 cr)

NURS 769 Physiology and Pathophysiology in Advanced Practice (3 cr) NURS 713 Decision Making in Practice (2 cr)

(must be taken spring before NP clinicals begin) Spring

Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Courses (21 credits) – EXECUTIVE FORMAT

NURS 632 Pathogenesis of Mental Disorders (3 cr)

(this course is a prerequisite for 633, 634, and 743) NURS 633 Individual Psychotherapy (3 cr)

NURS 634 Group, Family and Couple Psychotherapy (2 cr) NURS 743 Clinical Psychopharmacology (2 cr)

NURS 782 Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum I (4 cr) Fall NURS 783 Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Seminar I (1 cr) Fall NURS 784 Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum II (5 cr) Spring NURS 785 Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Seminar II (1 cr) Spring

Doctoral Courses (22 credits) – EXECUTIVE FORMAT

NURS 808 Translating Nsg & HCR into EBP (3 cr) Fall

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Final Year

NURS 883 Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & HC (4 cr) Summer NURS 921 Clinical Practicum I (2 cr) (45 hrs/credit)

(offered summer and fall of final year) Summer & Fall

NURS 922 Clinical Practicum II (2 cr) (45 hrs/credit) Spring

NURS 980 Practice Inquiry I (4 cr) Fall

NURS 981 Practice Inquiry II (4 cr) Spring

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PROPOSED

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Level I Core (15 credits) – ONLINE

NURS 665 Theoretical & Ethical Foundations Related to Nursing (3cr) NURS 688 Organization of Nursing & HC Del. Systems (3cr)

NURS 715 Nursing Informatics Inquiry (3 cr) NURS 757 Nursing Research and Biostatistics I (3 cr) NURS 758 Nursing Research and Biostatistics II (3 cr)

(757 is a prerequisite)

Level II Direct Care Core (12 credits) – ONLINE EXCEPT FOR CLINICAL COMPONENTS

NURS 643 Community-Oriented Primary Care (3cr) (45 hrs total) NURS 714 Health Assessment in Clinical Practice (2 cr)

NURS 724 Practicum in Adv Health Assessment (1 cr) (70 hrs total) NURS 761 Pharmacotherapeutics (3 cr)

NURS 769 Physiology and Pathophysiology in Advanced Practice (3 cr)

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Courses (23 credits) – EXECUTIVE FORMAT

NURS 632 Pathogenesis of Mental Disorders (3 cr)

(this course is a prerequisite for 633, 634, and 743) NURS 633 Individual Psychotherapy (3 cr)

NURS 634 Group, Family and Couple Psychotherapy (2 cr) NURS 743 Clinical Psychopharmacology (2 cr)

NURS 782 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum I (4 cr) Fall NURS 783 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Seminar I (2 cr) Fall NURS 784 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum II (5 cr) Spring NURS 785 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Seminar II (2 cr) Spring

Doctoral Courses (22 credits) – EXECUTIVE FORMAT

NURS 808 Translating Nsg & HCR into EBP (3 cr) Fall

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Final Year

NURS 883 Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & HC (4 cr) Summer NURS 921 Clinical Practicum I (2 cr) (45 hrs/credit)

(offered summer and fall of final year)

Summer & Fall NURS 922 Clinical Practicum II (2 cr) (45 hrs/credit) Spring

NURS 980 Practice Inquiry I (4 cr) Fall

NURS 981 Practice Inquiry II (4 cr) Spring