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If you are an APNA member, remember that you can also use your membership bonus points to access nursing continuing professional development content at little-to-no cost!

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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: January 2025

APNA members can access to 4 free sessions each month on topics vital to psychiatric-mental health nurses. Available through the end of the month:

Applying the Polyvagal Model to Clinical Practice with Trauma Survivors

RN, APRN
0.5 contact hours

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Promoting Whole Child Care in a Pediatric Hospital Setting

RN, APRN
0.75 contact hours

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Leadership Empowerment Behavior and Psychiatric Nurses’ Intent to Leave

RN
0.75 contact hours

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Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Clinicians in Psychiatry

APRN
1.25 pharmacology 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.

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: How Racism, Socioeconomic Stratus, & 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

APNA President’s Address

Contact Hours: 0.75

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Revolutionizing Access to Person-Centered Care

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Free APNA Continuing Education for Everyone

Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorders (APRN)

Contact Hours: 3.5

This course consists of three separate modules. In this course you will learn about the epidemiology surrounding the use of opioids in the United States.

Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorders (RN)

Contact Hours: 1.5

Learn about the epidemiology surrounding the use of opioids in the United States. The APNA Scope and Standards of Practice (3rd edition) for the psychiatric-mental health nurse will be

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.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA)

Free Access to Articles for APNA Members!

Earn continuing education from articles in JAPNA – new issues available bi-monthly! Here’s how to access the current CE article available to you:

Click the button below and use your APNA account info to log in.
Click on the Current Issue button.
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!