Designed for psychiatric-mental health organizations and units.
SYNCHRONOUS
Live/synchronous two-day review course (via Zoom or onsite).
Times and dates are flexible based on the organization’s needs.
Dr. Gina Panozzo offers a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Board Certification Review Course to prepare nurses for the exam offered by the ANCC to earn credential PMH-BC. PMHNP students have also found the course beneficial in preparation for their board exam.
Who Can Take the Review Course?
Psychiatric nurses in all specialties (home health, corrections, inpatient, outpatient, clinics, residential, rehabilitation centers), psychiatric nursing professors (clinical and or didactic), PMHNP students, psychiatric nurse managers and directors.
Eligibility
See ANCC website for specific criteria on eligibility: https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications/psychiatric-mental-health-nursing-certification/
Why Become Board Certified?
Board certification elevates skills, confidence, expertise, and assists in high-level quality care.
Course Specifics
Various resources are provided in the course. You will receive detailed slides and instruction on the exam, background, test taking strategies, and all content on the blueprint. You will be provided with two practice exams that will be taken at the end of each day. Gina will review the answers and rationales. In addition, you will receive hundreds of practice exam items that you can take at your own pace. The answers and rationales are also provided. Case studies are included to apply your learning, a color coordinated medication chart with all categories to be aware of for the exam, behavioral health terminology, and a video list to supplement your learning. A self-tracking log is included to stay on track with preparation for the exam. Gina also created a log for you to track requirements to maintain the board certification after you pass the exam.
Why Take this Review Course?
Gina has 22 years of experience in psychiatric-mental health nursing and has prepared thousands of nurses across the U.S. for the exam. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and has a special and unique way of delivering content to nurses. She utilizes numerous teaching modalities to make the course interesting and fun. More and more organizations are requiring nurses to be board certified in their area of speciality. Having a board certification represents expertise in one’s field, demonstrates excellence, and can lead to advancement in one’s job role.
How Long Should I Prepare for the Exam?
Gina recommends three months of preparation, studying 20 minutes per day minimum.
Contact Hours
The two-day review course must be attended in full. Once an evaluation is completed at the end of the second day, attendees will receive a certificate of completion with contact hours. The course awards 16 contact hours.
The PMH-BC review course is comprehensive and meets the needs of diverse learners. The course includes:
- Live review with Gina
- Exam specifics, eligibility, application, test centers
- Terminology/concept list
- Descriptive PowerPoint slides
- Two mini practice exams with review of answers and rationales
- Hundreds of additional practice items
- Access to Gina if questions arise throughout the study period post-review course
- Study tracking log
- Log to maintain credential upon passing the exam
- Medication chart
- Case studies with answers and rationales
- List of YouTube videos to supplement studying
No other materials (outside review books) are required to prepare for the exam. The course is comprehensive and includes information from all references recommended by the ANCC.
