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Adelphi First-time Pass Rate Psych NP Board Certification Hits 100 Percent

Garden City, NY (03/02/2021) — The demand for skilled psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners is growing and Adelphi University graduates are ready to answer the call. Adelphi has announced a 100 percent first-time pass rate for graduates who took the ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam in 2020.

The program is designed to educate nurses who have a master's degree and have certification as a nurse practitioner (NP) in another specialty to provide primary psychiatric and mental health care across the lifespan (child-adolescence through geriatric). Students learn from experienced nurse practitioners using the latest technology in Adelphi's state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory.

"This is our first cohort of PMH NP students to graduate and take the exam," said Dory Ferraro, DNP, ANP-BC, clinical associate professor and director of the NP and DNP programs. "A total of seven students took the exam, representing 60 percent of the graduating class. This is remarkable given the challenges and barriers we faced last year with the pandemic.

"Some of the students' graduations were delayed due to cancellation of their clinical placements due to COVID," said Dr. Ferraro. "I fully expect that these remaining graduates will be taking the exam in 2021 and have similar success with the exam."

Graduates who complete certification will be prepared to assess, plan and manage clients and families with psychiatric diagnoses, providing critically needed psychopharmacology, counseling and therapy interventions.

To learn more about the Psychiatric Mental Health-Nurse Practitioner (PMH-NP) Graduate Program, visit adelphi.edu/program/graduate/psychiatric-mental-health.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves almost 8,000 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York-just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities-and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

More than 116,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

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