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Contact Hours for APNA Members

Earn Contact Hours while Learning Best Practices, New Approaches, and More

Woman at LaptopNot only do APNA members enjoy discounted nursing continuing professional development in the APNA eLearning Center, they also enjoy special members-only free sessions.

When you join, and each time you renew, you also receive 25 bonus points to use to purchase CE of your choice!

Free APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

Four free sessions EVERY month, a Motivational Interviewing program, membership bonus points, journal articles with CE, and more, just for APNA members.

FREE CE of the Month: December 2025

APNA members gain access each month to free sessions on topics vital to psychiatric-mental health nurses. Available now:

Psychotropic Medications During the Perinatal Period: A Rational Approach to Prescribing

RN, APRN
1.25 pharmacology contact hours

 

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Campus and Community Partnerships: Opening a Campus-Based Mental Health Clinic to Meet the Needs of Students, Faculty, and the Community

APRN
0.75 contact hours

Access Now

The Things We Carry —Trauma, Empathic Distress and Burnout. When Self-Care is Not Enough to Carry the Burden, Navigating A New Path of Courageous Well-being

RN, APRN
1.75 contact hours

Access Now

Implementing a Safe Space for African American Employees to Develop Individualized Racism Recovery Plans

APRN
0.5 contact hours

Access Now

Through December 11, in observance of Veterans Day: Veterans and Military Sexual Trauma: A Trauma-Informed Care Approach for Hope and Recovery

RN, APRN
0.75 contact hours

Access Now:

Through December 31:
The Power of One 

RN, APRN
1.0 contact hours

Access Now

Free Ongoing APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

Poster Presentations

Contact Hours: 0.25
Got a few minutes? Catch up with these quick posters presentations from the APNA Annual Conference.
See Presentations

Transforming Addiction Care Webinar Series

Contact Hours: 2.75
FREE! Discover how psychiatric-mental health nurses can lead the way in reshaping addiction care through education and clinical practice.
Register

Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses

Contact Hours: 3.5
FREE for APNA Members! Learn how to effectively use this foundational skillset in your practice with this 5-part program that offers practical strategies.
View Training

Video Screening Interviews: APNA Developed Alcohol, Nicotine and Opioid Resources

Contact Hours: 0.5
In this course you will observe short interviews using screening tools provided by the APNA Addictions Council.
Register

Medications For Substance Use Disorders (MSUD) Training

Contact Hours: 8.0
FREE! This 8-hour training for nurses meets the DEA educational requirement to prescribe medication for opioid use disorder.
Register Now

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA)

Free Access to Articles & Contact Hours for APNA Members!

Earn nursing continuing professional development contact hours from articles in JAPNA – new issues available bi-monthly! Here’s how to access the current CE articles available to you:

  • Click the button below and use your APNA account info to log in.
  • Click on the Current Issue button or go to the Nursing Continuing Professional Development Collection.
  • Scroll through the articles to find the FREE CE icon to find articles 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!

LOG IN TO JAPNA

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