Meet the CE Eligibility Requirements for the specialty certification exam.
100% online | 30 CEs | Self-paced | Begin anytime!
This comprehensive course meets one of the core requirements of the certification exam given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Learn about assessment & diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation through interactive modules with video content, enrichment resources, critical thinking exercises and knowledge checks.
The ANCC Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing board certification examination is a competency based examination that provides a valid and reliable assessment of the entry-level clinical knowledge and skills of registered nurses in the psychiatric–mental health specialty after initial RN licensure. Once you complete eligibility requirements to take the certification examination and successfully pass the exam, you are awarded the credential: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse – Board Certified (PMH-BC™). This credential is valid for 5 years.
Learning outcomes
Consider
clients’ developmental stage; physiological causes of psychiatric symptoms; and coping and defense mechanisms during psychiatric-mental health nursing assessment and diagnosis.
Utilize
appropriate assessment tools and techniques in clients’ psychiatric-mental health nursing assessment.
Apply
various strategies in psychiatric-mental health nurse care planning, including client-centered care, education, cultural competence, and communication management.
Demonstrate
knowledge and competence in the various components of psychiatric-mental health nursing care implementation.
Evaluate
psychiatric-mental health nursing practice effectiveness.
Continuing Education Credits
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In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 30.0 contact hours for nurses.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
