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As of today, the following are the total number of Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists nationally, in your State, and near your location.
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Medicare
The following are the total number of Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists who accept Medicare in your State, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
The diagram below shows all the Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
What do Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists do?
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists (PMH-CNSs) are advanced practice registered nurses who have specialized graduate-level education in mental health.
Their role includes assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health disorders through direct patient care, psychotherapy, and potentially medication management.
PMH-CNSs also focus on educating other nurses, improving patient care outcomes, and contributing to nursing research and quality improvement initiatives within healthcare systems.
What they do
Direct Patient Care: Providing advanced psychiatric nursing care for individuals, families, and communities experiencing mental health challenges.
Assessment & Diagnosis: Evaluating and diagnosing psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Treatment: Delivering psychotherapy and developing individualized treatment plans.
Education: Educating nurses, patients, and their families on mental health conditions, treatments, and self-care.
Leadership: Serving as leaders in healthcare teams, improving clinical practices, and implementing evidence-based care.
Research: Participating in nursing research and using evidence-based findings to improve care.
How a PMH-CNS Differs from a Nurse Practitioner (NP)
While both are advanced practice registered nurses with similar core competencies, a PMH-CNS focuses more on a broader scope of influence, such as education, outcomes management, and system-level improvements. In contrast, a Nurse Practitioner (NP) tends to focus more on direct, individualized patient care.
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Education and Certification
To become a PMH-CNS, individuals must:
- Earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
- Complete a Master’s or Doctoral Degree from an accredited psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist program, which includes coursework in advanced physiology/pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, and advanced pharmacology.
- Complete supervised clinical hours in the specialty.
- Obtain an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) license.
- Achieve Certification: through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the PMHCNS-BC credential.
Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Career Outlook
PMH-CNSs play a critical role in a mental health workforce facing significant shortages and increasing demands for care.
They are sought after in various settings, including hospitals, clinics, and community health centers, to provide comprehensive mental health services.