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If you are an APNA member, remember that you can also use your membership bonus points to access nursing continuing professional development content at little-to-no cost!

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Free APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

Remember: You can use your membership bonus points to access free CE of the month at low to no cost!

FREE CE of the Month: April 2024

APNA members gain access to 4 free sessions each month on topics of importance to psychiatric-mental health nurses.

Update on Borderline Personality Disorder: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

APRN
1.5 pharmacology contact hours

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Successes and Challenges: How to Make Your Research Innovative and Significant

RN, APRN
2.0 contact hours

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It’s About Time: Making the Case for Dedicated Precepting Time for PMH APRNs in Outpatient

APRN
0.75 contact hours

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Psychiatric Patients’ Perception of Involvement in the Plan of Care

RN
0.25 contact hours

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Free Ongoing APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: How Racism, Socioeconomic Stratus, & Stress Affect Mental Health: And What We Can Do About It

Contact Hours: 1.0

An overview of the ways in which multiple aspects of racism combine with socioeconomic status (SES) and psychosocial stressors to affect physical and mental health. It also describes the added

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APNA PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: Activating Our Voices as We Evolve in Our Profession

Contact Hours: 0.75

Learn how to articulate your unique nursing role to colleagues, communities, and stakeholders. Then, explore how to advocate for the support you and your PMH nursing colleagues need from supervisors,

APNA PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Revolutionizing Access to Person-Centered Care

Contact Hours: 0.75

Explore how psychiatric-mental health nurses expand access to person-centered care through innovative improvements at all levels in order to meet the needs of diverse populations.

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Motivational Interviewing: Free for APNA Members

Contact Hours: 3.5

Learn best practices for motivational interviewing and how best to apply it to the care you provide to your patients in this three-part presentation.

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Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA)

Free Access to Articles for APNA Members!

Earn continuing education from articles in JAPNA – new issues available bi-monthly! Here’s how to access the current CE article available to you:

Click the button below and use your APNA account info to log in.
Click on the Current Issue button.
Scroll through the articles to find the Free CE icon which indicates that the article is eligible for continuing education.
Click on the article title to read it.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the section labeled “Continuing Education”.
Follow the instructions to take a post-test and complete an online evaluation. You’ll then be able to print or email your CE certificate!

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