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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 CE of the Month:
Continuing Education for APNA Members

Four free sessions EVERY month just for APNA members.

FREE CE of the Month: October 2026

Every month, APNA members gain access free sessions on topics vital to psychiatric-mental health nurses. Ready now:

EmPATH – A Journey to Improved Emergency Department Behavioral Healthcare

RN, APRN
0.75 contact hours

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Advanced Psychopharmacology in Youth: What Works When and Why?

RN, APRN
1.25 pharmacology contact hours

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Tobacco Treatment Engagement and Delivery within Assertive Community Treatment Services: Connecting Provider and Consumers Perspectives

RN, APRN
0.25 contact hours

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Mindful Faculty: Strategies for Supporting Student Mental Health in Higher Education

RN, APRN
0.5 contact hours

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Free Ongoing APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

Emerging Threats in OUD: Critical Updates for Psychiatric Nurses

Contact Hours: 2.0
Participants will explore how changes in the drug supply impact overdose risk, symptom presentation, and treatment engagement. Special emphasis is placed on the recognition of atypical overdose presentations, including cases
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Prescription Stimulant Misuse in Adolescents: A Developmental and Clinical Perspective for Psychiatric Nurses

Contact Hours: 2.0
This presentation equips psychiatric–mental health nurses with a developmentally informed, evidence-based approach to caring for adolescents with a stimulant use disorder diagnosis.
Register

From Pregnancy Through Postpartum: Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

Contact Hours: 2.0
This presentation provides psychiatric-mental health nurses with a developmentally informed, evidence-based approach for persons with an opioid use disorder diagnosis who are pregnant.
Register

Poster Presentations

Contact Hours: 0.25
Got a few minutes? Catch up with these quick posters presentations from the APNA Annual Conference.
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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: 3.75
FREE for APNA Members! Learn how to effectively use this foundational skillset in your practice with this 5-part program that offers practical strategies.
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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!

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Oct 28 - Oct 31, 2026Phoenix, Arizona
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2027 APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Jun 10 - Jun 13, 2027Reston, Virginia
Planned for Nurses, by Nurses
APNA 41st Annual Conference
Oct 27 - Oct 30, 2027Minneapolis, Minnesota
2028 APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Jun 8 - Jun 11, 2028Reston, Virginia
Planned for Nurses, by Nurses
APNA 42nd Annual Conference
Oct 11 - Oct 14, 2028Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Florida
2029 APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Jun 7 - Jun 10, 2029Reston, Virginia
Planned for Nurses, by Nurses
APNA 43rd Annual Conference
Oct 3 - Oct 6, 2029New Orleans, Louisiana
APNA 44th Annual Conference
Oct 16 - Oct 19, 2030San Diego, California
APNA 2024 - Thursday-296

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