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APNA Transitions in Practice

Build a strong foundation for your psychiatric-mental health nursing practice.

What is ATP?

The APNA Transitions in Practice (ATP) Certificate Program is a self-paced online curriculum that bridges the gap between education and practice. Five interactive modules build key skills such as assessment, documentation, and de-escalation, ultimately optimizing success in psychiatric-mental health nursing and improving health care outcomes for persons with mental health disorders.

Who should participate?

  • RNs new to or considering employment in psychiatric-mental health nursing
  • RNs looking to refresh and update their PMH nursing practice
  • RNs who encounter persons with mental health needs in their current setting
  • Nurse educators who are instrumental in providing orientation to PMH nurses
  • Nurse administrators responsible for hiring PMH nurses

What Nurses Are Saying

“Very informative, clinically relevant, and very practical.”
“I learned new information to better myself and the patients I serve.”
“I feel more confident in my knowledge and awareness of best practice.”

 

Ready to Build a Strong Foundation?

Join the thousands of nurses who have strengthened their psychiatric-mental health nursing practice with ATP!

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Bulk purchase pricing is available to institutions interested in purchasing the program in blocks of 10 or more. Email atp@apna.org for more information.

APNA Transitions in Practice: The Need

There is a need for best practices training to ensure consistent quality of care and reduce the turnover rates of new nurses.

Psychiatric-metal health nursing requires the development of specialized skills and knowledge, yet many nurses lack the foundational knowledge needed to provide mental health care to a diverse population across the lifespan.

Institutions with transition programs see a drop in attrition and improved patient outcomes.

25%

of new nurses leave a position within their first year of clinical practice.

>40%

of new nurses report making medication errors.

>500k

expected shortfall of RNs by 2030.

APNA Transitions in Practice: The Answer

  • Cover foundational topics like therapeutic engagement, psychiatric-mental health disorders, psychopharmacology, risk assessments, substance use, co-morbid disorders, recovery, and the therapeutic environment.
  • Deliver 15.25 contact hours of psychiatric-mental health content towards meeting the continuing education requirement for American Nurses Credentialing Center certification (PMH-BC).
  • Support nurses as they transition from the classroom to clinical practice or from another specialty into psychiatric-mental health settings with safe, evidence-based knowledge, tools, and best practices.
  • Promote effective communication to meet The Joint Commission (TJC) safety standards.
  • Highlight the importance of mental health care provided by RNs in a way that is highly visible to institutions, consumers, health care professionals, and the public.

APNA Transitions in Practice: The Evidence

After completing the APNA Transitions in Practice Certificate Program:

99%

of participants agree that the program increased their knowledge and/or skills related to their psychiatric-mental health nursing practice.

99%

of participants agree that the program content will influence them to change their psychiatric-mental health nursing practice.

99%

of participants say that the APNA Transitions if Practice Certificate Program is effective as a learning resource.

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Connect with fellow psychiatric-mental health nurses, be the first to know about evidence-based resources and programs, and participate in exclusive opportunities to advance the care and treatment of those with mental health & substance use needs.

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