Walsh University’s Byers School of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences has achieved another benchmark: Recent graduates of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program attained a 100% first-time pass rate on their certification examination.
The exam is administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Those who pass the exam earn the credential Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (PMHNP-BC). The certification validates preparation to provide psychiatric and mental health care across the lifespan and is generally a key step, along with state requirements, toward advanced practice nursing authorization and licensure as a PMHNP…