3044-25: What PMHNP Educators Should Know and Do: Interpreting Standards, Competencies, and More 

This session will provide a structure and platform to clarify the evolving state of PMHNP education standards, accreditation and regulation. Resources will be provided to assist PMHNP educators in innovation and transformation of their programs to best prepare graduates for the demands of an ever-challenging workplace.

Presenters:  Karen Corcoran, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CHSE; Danielle Conklin, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CHSE

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe at least two strategies for adopting the national task force (NTF) standards and NONPF competencies into a PMHNP program.

Key Takeaway(s): 

• Despite the complexity involved in transforming PMHNP curricula, with the right support, program revision can result in educating ready-for-practice graduates.
• By incorporating NTF Standards, NONPF core competencies, and PMHNP Critical Curricular Concepts (coming soon!), nurse educators can successfully support the future mental health nursing workforce.

Keywords:  Graduate Education, NTF Standards, PMHNP Competencies

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. 

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 2, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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