Nursing Programs at The University of Utah at St. George
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Master's Program

We are actively recruiting bachelor's-prepared nurses living in rural and underserved communities who desire an advanced practice degree and certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. This innovative distance delivery model allows students to study in their home communities with a curriculum emphasis focused on the unique needs and characteristics of rural and underserved populations. Priority placement in clinical sites with community mental health care systems and state-funded rural health clinics supports and strengthen coursework.

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program provides an academic base of neuro-biological science and psychosocial theory, while emphasizing respect for person, family, community, and culture. Students receive intensive clinical supervision and mentored experience while learning and integrating interpersonal skills that are foundational to psychotherapy practice with individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan. Psychiatric assessment, mental health diagnoses, comprehensive treatment planning, and prescriptive practice are important components of the clinical program. Students who are admitted to the Distance Psychiatric NP program will have a mandatory on-campus requirement each semester.

Psychiatric/Mental Health MS contact:
Jodi Groot, PhD, APRN
801-585-7326
jodi.groot@nurs.utah.edu

For additional information, contact:
http://www.nurs.utah.edu/