{"id":7018,"date":"2023-03-09T18:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/nursing\/?post_type=program&#038;p=7018"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:09:13","slug":"msn-psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/nursing\/programs\/msn-psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner\/","title":{"rendered":"MSN\/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN\/PMHNP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/nursing_2023_marketing0452.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"CGN Student examine patient\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 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PMHNPs help patients by providing therapies, medications, care coordination and more. We use an evidence-based approach to educate PMHNPs to meet the mental health needs of clients in school systems, community clinics, substance abuse treatment centers, private offices, shelters, hospitals, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>College of Graduate Nursing:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Culture of Humanism and Health Equity<\/li>\n<li>First online MSN-FNP program in the nation (1997)<\/li>\n<li>First entry level Masters of Nursing in California (2004)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap flex-col-reverse md:flex-row-reverse md:justify-center md:items-center lg:px-112 place-content-center\">\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-6\/12 pl-12 pr-20 mt-40\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-yellow\">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full h-256 sm:h-320 md:h-440 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n\n                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/psych-program-videoscreen.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Doctor talking\">\n                                                    <app-modal-button modal-id=\"callout-video-left-1791996600\" class=\"adhere flex justify-center items-center group\">\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Open video modal<\/span>\n                <span class=\"block w-80 h-80 p-20 bg-red-light group-hover:bg-red text-white rounded-full transition-default\">\n                  <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/app-modal-button>\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pb-40\">\n                  \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Designed for Nurses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">with a Master\u2019s Degree<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">Our innovation continues with the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. Designed for nurses with a master\u2019s degree in nursing, our hybrid MSN\/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN\/PMHNP) certificate program integrates online learning with intensive face-to-face seminar weekends and clinical experiences in the students\u2019 own community. Students can obtain a MSN\/PMHNP certificate in as little as 4 semesters.  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