All information needed to successfully complete the Placement Approval Process for your Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerClinical Internships is provided within this site.
You must be actively engaged with your assigned Placement Coordinator at CLPSPMHNP@wgu.edu one year prior to starting Clinical Internship I. If not, your placement and graduation will be delayed.
Field Experience Requirements are completed through the Student Facing Field Experience Page, which is accessed through your Student Portal in the Student Support Tab or within your Degree Plan.
Depending on the Agreement that WGU has with your Clinical Site, there may be additional requirements for you to complete.
Your Placement Coordinator will guide you through the steps required for placement at your chosen Clinical Site. Every site has different requirements, and requirements often change.
3rd Party on-boarding:
ACEMAPP
Castlebranch
My Clinical Exchange
San Diego Consortium
Site-Specific Documents and Forms like:
Confidentiality Agreements
Criminal History Reports
Host Site Approval
Site Orientation and Badges
Please note that many of these requirements or 3rd party sites have additional student fees associated with them.
Course Content Related Questions
If you have questions about course content please reach out to your Program Mentor.
The MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree program is a BSN to MSN degree for registered nurses (RN) wishing to become an advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner (PMHNP) population focus.
The program will prepare graduates to assess individuals, diagnose diseases, prescribe medications, devise treatment plans for mental needs of the patient, as well as provide therapy, and prescribe medications for patients with mental health disorders or substance abuse problems. PMHNP's may also provide physical and psychological assessments, emergency psychiatric care, and treatment effectiveness evaluations. Additionally, upon successful program completion, graduates will be qualified to sit for the PMHNP national certification examination and apply for licensure in the state of their choice.