Seasat operated for 106 days until 10 October 1978, when a massive short circuit in the satellite's electrical system ended the mission. Seasat carried five major instruments designed to return the maximum information from ocean surfaces: Radar altimeter to measure spacecraft height above the ocean surface
Step 3: Gain Experience. Most psychiatric nurse practitioner graduate degree programs require applicants to have one to two years of clinical psychiatric nursing experience as an RN before considering them for enrollment.aster's degree programs for psychiatric nurse practitioners generally take one-and-a-half to three years to complete, depending on the school.
This typically takes one to two years, depending on how much time the nurse can devote to studies. A doctor of philosophy in nursing takes an additional two to three years to complete. Graduates of a master's program or a doctor of philosophy program can also become nurse educators. Other options are less common.