目前，只有居民阿拉巴马州，阿肯色州，佛罗里达州，格鲁吉亚，肯塔基州，密西西比州，北卡罗来纳州，南卡罗来纳州，德克萨斯州和弗吉尼亚州有资格获得护士从业者证书。
护士从业者（NP）毕业后证书方案建立了研究生级护理能力和知识库。在硕士学位或博士学位为其他角色编写的护士可以申请毕业生证书课程，以先进的专业化为精神病院健康护士从业者（PMHNP）。PMHNP浓度准备学生在寿命上作为PMHNP的认证。学生in the Post-graduate Certificate program will enroll in existing NP population-focused courses, but they will not be required to complete master’s graduate nursing core courses or direct care core courses (e.g., advanced physiology/pathophysiology (across the lifespan), advanced health/physical assessment (across the lifespan), and advanced pharmacology) if they were completed in a prior master’s or doctorate program with a grade of B or better.