Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Programs in Florida - FL

Per information provided by the Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition, suicide is currently the ninth leading cause of death in the state, as compared with being the eleventh leading cause of death in the nation. Even more shocking, suicide is the second leading cause of death for Floridians age 25 to 34 and the third leading cause of death for Florida’s youth from age 15 to 24. Students in psychiatric nurse practitioner programs in Florida most likely are familiar with these statistics, and may have used them as a motivating factor to choose their field of study.

Mental health nurse practitioners in Florida may offer primary mental health and psychiatric treatment to patients of all ages. They must have a registered nurse license, a master’s degree and certification by the appropriate board (in this case, usually the American Nurses Credentialing Center). Programs to train mental health nurse practitioners commonly require clinical experiences to be completed in nearby medical facilities, or even psychiatric hospitals. Examples of facilities that could be used in this endeavor include Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center, Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, Florida Hospital Orlando, Gulf Coast Treatment Center in Fort Walton Beach, Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Lakeview Center in Pensacola, Jackson Memorial Hospital of Miami, Psychiatric Solutions Inc. in Fort Lauderdale and Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.