Failure to Act Equals Harm:  The time to act is now. Smoking Cessation Position Statement Clinical Practice Guideline Tobacco Dependence Intervention Manual for Nurses Best Practices Tobacco Dependence Survey Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Smoking Cessation Toolkit Additional Resources

Here you will find important information for psychiatric mental health nursing. From position papers to graduate school listings to a wealth of links to other relevant websites, the resource center is your first access point for information on your nursing specialty. Not sure if what you're looking for is in one of these sections?  Search the Site Psych Nursing Specialty Areas & Topics Resources regarding nursing specialties and topics: child and adolescent, emergency, geropsychiatric nursing, military and PTSD, multiple chronic conditions, recovery, and substance use.

Click on a link below to view the presentation. Practical Skills for Working with Your Patients Who Smoke, Daryl Sharp, PhD, APRN, BC, FNAP   2008 APNA Presentation of Best Practices in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in a Community Setting - URSON Tobacco Dependence Intervention Program   2008 APNA Presentation of Best Practices in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in an Inpatient Setting - Johns Hopkins Hospital Inpatient Program   2008 APNA Presentation of Best Practices in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in an Outpatient Setting - RAINBOW Therapy Program for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder   All presentations that appear on this site are copyrighted by APNA. If you wish to reprint any portion of a presentation please contact APNA at 855-863-APNA (2762).

Click on the links below to view the psychiatric mental health nursing graduate programs available in each state.  Contact us at 855-863-APNA (2762) to add your current program to the list.                                   Alabama - Hawaii Illinois - Minnesota Mississippi - Pennsylvania Rhode Island - Wyoming             APNA is not responsible for the content of external websites.

The therapeutic management of psychiatric patients in the emergency department is an important  and complicated issue.  For a comprehensive listing of resources designed to aid emergency departments in improving clinical service to psychiatric patients, please visit: Emergency Nurses Association - Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department Emergency Nurse Association Position Statements Medical Evaluation of Psychiatric Patients Substance Abuse (Alcohol/Drug) and the Emergency Care Setting ENA Connection Articles Agitation - The Chest Pain of Behavioral Emergencies Development of Emergency Care Psychiatric Clinical Framework Psychiatric Care, Our Nation in Crisis Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department:  The Dilemma of Extended Lengths of Stay   The SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Resource Center:  Suicide Prevention Tips for Emergency Medical Services and the Workplace The Suicide Prevention Resource Center has just enhanced its Customized Information Sheets series by developing new resources that provide basic information on how to identify and respond to individuals who may be suicidal or at high risk for suicide.   Suicide Prevention Center Webinar:  Advancing Suicide Prevention Practice in the Emergency Department Setting Suicide attempts constitute an increasing proportion of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.

APNA has partnered with several publishing companies in order to offer its members discounts on select publications. Arauz Inspirational Enterprises 15% off Eric Arauz's An American's Resurrection: My Pilgrimage from Child Abuse and Mental Illness to Salvation ($17.95 retail) APNA Member Price: $15.

This area of the site is your resource concerning advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing education, practice, licensing, certification, etc. Here you will find a wealth of manuals, articles, links, and other relevant and important information for and about advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurses (APPNs). About APPNs Continuing Education LACE APRN Practice APRN Educator Toolkit Pay Scale Reports & Statistics APNA Organizational Responses and Endorsed Letters About APPNs Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs about advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurses APPN Role - Click here to download articles about the role of the advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse organized by topic, workplace setting, and/or specialty.

This page of the site is your resource concerning RN level psychiatric mental health nursing. Visit each section to find resources tailored to your needs.   Online Continuing Education RN-specific continuing education content designed for your daily practice.

General Mental Health General resources regarding child and adolescent mental health. APNA Continuing Education Webinars in the APNA eLearning Center that deal with child and adolescent mental health.       Trauma An assortment of materials, fact sheets, and guides for professionals and the public.

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General Resources Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. National Institute on Drug Abuse A part of the National Institutes of Health, NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. Drug Abuse Warning Network – DAWN Public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments and drug-related deaths investigated by medical examiners and coroners.