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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

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: July 2025

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

Buprenorphine Induction in the Era of Fentanyl: Avoiding Precipitated Withdrawal Symptoms

RN, APRN
0.75 of which is in pharmacology

 

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Equity on Campus: QPR and Mental Health First Aid Suicide Prevention Bystander Trainings as a Mental Health Support

RN, APRN
0.75 contact hours

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Grief, Kubler-Ross, and More We Didn’t Learn in Nursing School

RN, APRN
1.5 contact hours

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Bringing Visibility to Invisible Phenomena in Perinatal Mental Health Nursing through Qualitative Research

RN, APRN
1.25 contact hours

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Free Ongoing APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses

Contact Hours: 3.5
What is Motivational Interviewing (MI) and how should nurses use it?
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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.
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36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: How Racism, Socioeconomic Status, & 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

Contact Hours: 0.75
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: Activating Our Voices as We Evolve in Our Profession
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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 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!

Log In to JAPNA

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APNA 23rd Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Jun 5 - Jun 8, 2025Rockville, Maryland
Planned for Nurses, by Nurses
APNA 39th Annual Conference
Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2025New Orleans, Louisiana
The largest U.S. event exclusively for psychiatric-mental health nurses!
APNA 24th Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Jun 4 - Jun 7, 2026Reston, Virginia
Planned for Nurses, by Nurses
APNA 40th Annual Conference
Oct 28 - Oct 31, 2026Phoenix, Arizona
The largest U.S. event exclusively for psychiatric-mental health nurses!
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APNA members receive massive discounts on registration for these events!

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