NPs Become Certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Just 13 months

At least five graduates have become certified as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners—within just 13 months of beginning the Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. 

Graduates of the Johns Hopkins program have a pass rate of 90.48 percent compared to a national average of 85.5 percent.

The five August graduates who have already passed their exam are Andrea Cronin, Nicole Conkling, Petheree Nissley, Chris Foster, and Jessica Speigelberg. From student Andrea Cronin, “The program content tracked very closely to the certification exam. I felt very well prepared.”

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PMHNPexam.com also had glowing reviews: “Johns Hopkins world class ranking, speed of program, quality and disclosure simply crush most other institutions.” 

Most schools simply don’t want to answer when asked about costs, they say, but Johns Hopkins “is completely transparent about total costs, length of the program, and the admission criteria.”

Graduate success means we get new mental health clinicians on the ground faster, and we need them. Between 2014-2015 alone there was a 17 percent increase in demand for psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs. We need psychiatric mental health clinicians to help people across the lifespan, in all walks of life, in rural and urban areas alike.

Learn more about the Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

Learn more:

• We Need Nurses to Take on the Mental Health Crisis
• Area of Excellence: Mental Health & Behavioral Interventions

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SYDNEE LOGAN

Sydnee Logan is the Social Media and Digital Content Coordinator for Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She shares what’s going on here with the world.