PMHNP preceptor planning for Old Dominion University

• Program: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• School: Old Dominion University
• Directory identity: Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA)
• Evidence-bound pathways: MSN
• Evidence checked: July 21, 2026
• Approval authority: Old Dominion University
• MSN: official Old Dominion University source

This directory entry rests on official current evidence for MSN at Old Dominion University. The source is suitable for identifying the PMHNP pathway, not for filling gaps about modality, admission, tuition, length, clinical totals, rotation sequence, authorized states, site eligibility, or student proposals. Those questions need direct confirmation from the active program.

Confirm every unrecorded requirement with the current program. The current program makes every approval decision.

Placement responsibility cannot be inferred from a school website, a national pattern, or another student's experience. The student should obtain the current Old Dominion University process for the exact course. If it permits or requires a student-proposed preceptor or site, a focused search can proceed. If the program coordinates the experience, the student should follow that process.

A usable placement request starts with the student's current requirement packet. Pull out the course objective, population focus, term, allowed geography, setting needs, candidate qualifications, supervision plan, forms, compliance documents, and submission channel. Keep unknown items marked for Old Dominion University confirmation so the search stays aligned with the actual course.

A willing clinician is only a possible candidate. Old Dominion University must decide whether the person's license, certification, psychiatric practice, patient population, experience, availability, supervision plan, conflicts, and documentation fit the current course. The program must also approve the organization, setting, location, affiliation arrangements, compliance items, and any required agreements.

A possible PMHNP candidate may be a board-certified PMHNP or a psychiatrist whose active practice and patient population match the course. Other clinician types belong in the search only when Old Dominion University explicitly allows them for that experience. Confirm licensure, certification, scope, patient access, teaching capacity, supervision, and required documents before submitting a name.

PMHNP preparation is psychiatric care across the lifespan, so planning should test access to child and adolescent, adult, and older-adult populations. Students may also need experiences involving psychotherapy, medication management, substance-use care, acute or inpatient care, outpatient care, or community behavioral health. These are planning categories only; Old Dominion University sets the actual sequence and distribution.

Search categories may span acute and inpatient psychiatry, outpatient care, community services, private practice, integrated behavioral health, substance-use treatment, or telepsychiatry. None is represented here as accepted by Old Dominion University. Current program review must cover the site, patient mix, student activities, supervision, location, agreements, and compliance obligations.

These are planning categories: child and adolescent, adult, and older-adult psychiatric care, plus psychotherapy, medication management, substance-use care, inpatient or acute care, outpatient care, and community behavioral health. They are not a claim that every school uses the same requirements, sequence, or distribution.

Do not assign a national or school-specific hour total from this page. Old Dominion University's current materials control the student's required total, course distribution, patient populations, activities, supervision, and documentation. Ask for the active degree audit, handbook, course syllabus, clinical instructions, and placement forms, then reconcile any difference before defining a search.

Virginia Beach, Virginia is identity context for Old Dominion University, not evidence of delivery or clinical eligibility. Ask the program which locations are permitted for the student's pathway and term. For a broader view of psychiatric settings, read the PMHNP guide for Virginia, then apply only the geography and site criteria Old Dominion University confirms.

An approval-ready file connects the current course to a specific clinician and organization. Include the candidate's role, active credentials, specialty certification, relevant practice, patient populations, location, availability, supervision plan, conflicts, and willingness to complete requested forms. Add site contacts, setting details, affiliation status, compliance materials, and the exact Old Dominion University submission documents.

When current instructions authorize a student proposal, our PMHNP sourcing process turns the confirmed search brief into outreach and candidate screening. We document what a possible clinician and site can support, then present the information for program review. Students can use the planning form after they have the controlling course materials.

This page is independent of Old Dominion University and does not speak for its nursing program. Psych Preceptors is not affiliated with or endorsed by the institution, has no approval authority, and cannot waive any requirement. Candidate sourcing never guarantees availability, placement, site participation, school approval, hours, progress, graduation, certification, or licensure.