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The Call for Abstracts for the APNA 40th Annual Conference is now open! Find everything you need to support your proposal to meet the March 2 deadline.
A new report, Addressing Key Threats to PMH Nurse Well-Being, explores the key threats, why organizations can’t ignore them, and how they can be addressed.

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Joint Commission’s New Staffing National Patient Safety Goal (NPG 12) Effective January 2026

The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal 12 (NPG 12), a new standard that places staffing at the forefront ...

Addressing Key Threats to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Well-Being

Sustaining a strong PMH nursing workforce requires systemic, organization‑level change that embeds well‑being into daily operations, which in ...

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Allyson Matney Neal’s Top 3 Reasons to Submit an Abstract

In this video, APNA President Allyson Matney Neal shares her top three reasons why you should submit an abstract for ...

President's Message

Strength in Stillness

If this time of year has you running in a million directions, you are not alone. Keeping up with our ...

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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Share Your Abstracts for the APNA 40th Annual Conference

Share your expertise, innovations, and research with thousands of psychiatric-mental health nurses at the APNA 40th Annual Conference, October ...

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Honoring the Life & Legacy of Mary Ann Nihart

Mary Ann Nihart, MA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, a visionary force for psychiatric-mental health nursing and former APNA ...

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Supporting Adolescent Mothers’ Mental Health in Florida

A new study by Olajumoke Ojeleye from the University of South Florida and funded by a 2024 APNA Research Grant, ...

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Joint Commission’s New Staffing National Patient Safety Goal (NPG 12) Effective January 2026

The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal 12 (NPG 12), a new standard that places staffing at the forefront ...

Announcement News

Nursing as a Professional Degree

As a part of its current rule-making, the Department of Education may use 1960s-era definitions of "professional" and "...

Addressing Key Threats to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Well-Being

Sustaining a strong PMH nursing workforce requires systemic, organization‑level change that embeds well‑being into daily operations, which in ...

A Thanksgiving Treat from APNA

With gratitude for your dedication to PMH nursing, enjoy this helping of inspiration and contact hours with thanks from the ...

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Learn Motivational Interviewing

Online Educational Program Free to Members

Earn contact hours while gaining skills in flexible, strategic interventions with the new nursing education course Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses. It’s free for APNA members.