Occupation AtlasAdvanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

O*NET · 29-1141.02

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

Also called Adult PMHNP · Adult PMHNP (Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) · Adult Psychiatric Mental Health APRN · Adult Psychiatric Mental Health APRN (Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) · Advanced Practice Provider (APP) · Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse · APN · APN (Advanced Practice Nurse)
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APP · BC PMH-CNS · Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (BC PMH-CNS) · Family Psychiatric Mental Health NP · Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Family Psychiatric Mental Health NP) · Mental Health Nurse · Mental Health Physician · Mental Health Provider · PMH Nurse · PMH-APRN · PMH-APRN (Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) · PMH-CNS · PMHNP · PMHNP (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) · Psychiatric APN · Psychiatric APN (Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse) · Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (Psychiatric CNS) · Psychiatric CNS · Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMH Nurse) · Psychiatric NP · Psychiatric NP (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) · Psychiatric Nurse · Psychiatric Physician · Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Psychiatric Provider · Psychiatric RN · Psychiatric RN (Psychiatric Registered Nurse) · Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (PMH-CNS) · Psychiatry APRN · Psychiatry APRN (Psychiatry Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) · Travel Psychiatric RN · Travel Psychiatric RN (Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse)

Job Zone 5 — Extensive Preparation NeededHolland code SIC35 skills on file

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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social6.07
  • I Investigative5.90
  • C Conventional3.35
  • A Artistic2.82
  • R Realistic2.59
  • E Enterprising2.04

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Master's Degree87%
  • First Professional Degree4%
  • Doctoral Degree9%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (41%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (38%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (32%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • SpeakingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Time ManagementImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • CoordinationImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
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Tasks

20 core · 4 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements.Importance 4.9
  2. Monitor patients' medication usage and results.Importance 4.9
  3. Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans.Importance 4.9
  4. Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.Importance 4.9
  5. Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.Importance 4.9
  6. Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.Importance 4.9
  7. Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments.Importance 4.8
  8. Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders, and diagnose appropriately.Importance 4.8
  9. Develop and implement treatment plans.Importance 4.7
  10. Participate in activities aimed at professional growth and development, including conferences or continuing education activities.Importance 4.4
  11. Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy for those with chronic or acute mental disorders.Importance 4.4
  12. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.Importance 4.3
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  1. Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists.Importance 4.2
  2. Consult with psychiatrists or other professionals when unusual or complex cases are encountered.Importance 4.2
  3. Participate in treatment team conferences regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases.Importance 4.0
  4. Interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs) and renal functioning tests.Importance 3.9
  5. Develop practice protocols for mental health problems, based on review and evaluation of published research.Importance 3.6
  6. Provide routine physical health screenings to detect or monitor problems such as heart disease and diabetes.Importance 3.6
  7. Administer medications, including those administered by injection.Importance 3.6
  8. Develop, implement, or evaluate programs such as outreach activities, community mental health programs, and crisis situation response activities.Importance 3.3
  9. Monitor the use and status of medical and pharmaceutical supplies.Importance 3.7
  10. Direct or provide home health services.Importance 3.5
  11. Treat patients for routine physical health problems.Importance 3.5
  12. Teach classes in mental health topics, such as stress reduction.Importance 2.8

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • PsychologyImportance 5.0Level 6.8Level 7 looks like: Treat a person with a severe mental illness
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 4.7Level 6.7Level 7 looks like: Counsel an abused child
  • English LanguageImportance 4.6Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 4.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Fill a tooth cavity
  • BiologyImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
  • Education and TrainingImportance 3.9Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.8Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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  • Law and GovernmentImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • ChemistryImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • MathematicsImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.2Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 3.2Level 2.7
  • Administration and ManagementImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Communications and MediaImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • AdministrativeImportance 2.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.7Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Economics and AccountingImportance 2.5Level 2.9
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • GeographyImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • DesignImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • TransportationImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Food ProductionImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 1.4Level —
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.4Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • MechanicalImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • PhysicsImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Problem SensitivityImportance 4.6Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral ExpressionImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Speech ClarityImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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  • Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.8
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.5Level 3.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • OriginalityImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Selective AttentionImportance 3.4Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.8
  • Number FacilityImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Time SharingImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.6Level 2.6
  • VisualizationImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Reaction TimeImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • StaminaImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Static StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.9Level 0.9
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Response OrientationImportance 1.9Level 0.9
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Finger DexterityImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 1.6Level 0.6
  • Manual DexterityImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.4Level 0.4
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.3Level —
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.1Level —
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.1Level —
  • Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 5.0Level 6.4Level 7 looks like: Care for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.8Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.7Level 5.9
  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.7Level 5.7
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.7Level 6.2Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
  • Getting InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Processing InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.9
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.3Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
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  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.3Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 4.3Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.2Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Working with ComputersImportance 4.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.0Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 5.7
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 4.0Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.8Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.8Level 2.7
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.7Level 2.7
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.7
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.0Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.3Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0
  • E-Mail4.9
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.7
  • Contact With Others4.6
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.6
  • Spend Time Sitting4.5
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4
  • Time Pressure4.4
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.2

Technology

31 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (2)

  • Microsoft Teamshot
  • Google Meet

Hot (6; 1 more marked hot above)

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAS
Other tools (23)
  • AUDIT-C
  • Beck Anxiety Inventory
  • Beck Depression Inventory
  • Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale BPRS Nursing Modification
  • California Verbal Learning Test
  • Category Fluency Test
  • Children's Depression Inventory
  • Controlled Oral Word Association Task
  • Electroconvulsive therapy equipment
  • Epic HER
  • Geriatric Depression Scale
  • Hendrich Falls Risk Model
  • Invivo Data EPX ePRO Management System
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 MMPI-2
  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator
  • NEO PI-R
  • Patient Health Questionaire
  • Patient management software
  • Web browser software
  • Young Mania Rating Scale
  • Zung Depression Rating Scale

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