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Our programs will expand your career prospects as a registered nurse (RN) and are fully&nbsp;accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. <\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"certificates\"        class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12  mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight-  textbox-registration-bottomright  textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue  bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank  \">\n\n    <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n            <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/08\/58A3442Pima02122019-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/08\/58A3442Pima02122019-2000x800.jpg\">\n            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                                              <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Post-Master&#8217;s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Gain the skills and knowledge to provide mental health nursing care, with a focus on rural and underserved populations.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link 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Chromebooks, iPads, and similar mobile devices are incompatible with the required College of Nursing software and should not be used.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"location\">Get to know NAU&#8217;s nursing degrees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n          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                                                             <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Some nursing programs are available only at specific campuses, while others are offered exclusively online.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        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                                    <p>Review the relevant\u00a0programs of study\u00a0to learn about what courses you will take in our nursing graduate degrees.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    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