Specialty outcome objectives for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing specialization build upon the graduate nursing program objectives by expecting that the student will:

1. Integrate theories, research, and experiential knowledge into advanced psychiatric mental health (APMH) nursing practice.

2. Demonstrate advanced practice skills in the provision of mental health care for *high priority groups within a community consistent with ANA’s Scope and Standards of Practice for advance practice psychiatric mental health nurses (APMHN).

3. Assume the roles and behaviors of an APMHN primary care provider using research, leadership/management, and teaching strategies.

4. Demonstrate unique roles of an APMHN while collaborating with in an interdisciplinary team with rural, underserved and culturally diverse populations.

5. Apply ethical reasoning skills and legal standards to APMHN practice within the context of rural, underserved/indigent populations, and cultural diversity.

6. Contribute to the development of psychiatric mental health policy, nursing practice, and the profession.

* High priority groups are defined as minorities, underserved/indigent, and rural dwellers.

The master's program objectives for the nursing specializations prepare nurses who are able to:

1. Integrate theory, research, and experiential knowledge and evidence-based practice into advanced nursing practice.

2. Demonstrate competence in advanced nursing practice consistent with applicable professional standards.

3. Practice in the development of nursing science through evidenced based practice, research, and theory.

4. Integrate relationships between social, cultural, political, and economic issues and health care delivery.