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Honoring PMH Nursing Excellence Each year, through the APNA Annual Awards, we celebrate psychiatric-mental health nurses who inspire us with their excellence and dedication to our profession. This year, we are pleased to honor the following members who are leaders, visionaries, scientists, and much more, but who are first and foremost PMH nurses: Mary Ann Nihart MA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC APNA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse of the Year   Mary Moller DNP, ARNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN Award for Distinguished Service   Margaret Halter, PhD, APRN Award for Excellence in Leadership - Advanced   Anne Kelly, RN Award for Excellence in Leadership - Generalist   Pamela Marcus, RN, APRN, PMH-BC Award for Excellence in Practice - Advanced   Martin Bosch, RN Award for Excellence in Practice - RN PMH   Brenda Marshall, EdD, NP-BC Award for Excellence in Education   Karen Farchaus Stein, PhD, RN, FAAN Award for Excellence in Research   Nidhi Chabora, APRN, RX, BC Award for Innovation - Individual APNA Pennsylvania Chapter Award for Innovation - Chapter The recipients will be recognized at the APNA 26th Annual Conference during the opening program. Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2012 APNA Annual Awards! Read the Press Release   .

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Recipients of the 2010 Annual Awards. Six very deserving individuals and one outstanding chapter were honored at the APNA 24th Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.  In 2010, the recipients were honored at various times throughout the conference.

  2014 Robin Osterman, PhD, RNC-OB, CNS University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Alcohol Use Biomarkers in Pregnant Methadone Users Choochart Wong-Anuchit, PhD(c), RN Saint Louis University School of Nursing A Meta-analysis of Motivational Interviewing in People with Severe Mental Illness   2013 Marian J. Hardwick, MS, RN University of South Florida, School of Nursing Accelerated Resolution Therapy for PTSD and Sleep Disturbance Kerry Peterson, DNP, PMHCNS, PMHNP Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing Evaluation of Two Dating Violence Prevention Programs on a College Campus 2012 Esther Meerwijk, PhD(c), RN University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing Heart rate variability and frontal EEG asymmetry as markers of psychological pain. Andrea Warner Stidham, PhD, RN Kent State University The Relationship of PostTraumatic Growth to Depressive Symptoms and Physical Health in Spouses of U.

DESCRIPTION The APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Award recognizes an APNA member who demonstrates vision, perseverance, dedication, initiative and facilitation in the delivery of mental health services to individuals, families and their communities. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.   CRITERIA Demonstrates vision in providing creative solutions.

American Psychiatric Nurses association Research Grants The American Psychiatric Nurses Association Research Grants program provides funding to enhance scientific contributions that advance the knowledge and practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing. This year, we are accepting proposals in two categories: Category 1: Research studies to generate new knowledge to advance psychiatric mental health nursing Category 2: Evidence-based practice change or quality improvement projects to apply evidence to practice Funded by the APNA Foundation Committee, these awards are intended to seed new investigators who are beginning their scholarly careers and vary from $1,000 - $10,000 per award. Priority will be given to investigators who are early in their careers and who have not previously had major intra- or extramural funding.

APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year APNA Distinguished Service Award APNA Award for Innovation-Individual APNA Award for Innovation-Chapter APNA Award for Media APNA Award for Excellence in Practice-APRN APNA Award for Excellence in Practice-RN APNA Award for Excellence in Research APNA Award for Excellence in Leadership-RN APNA Award for Excellence in Leadership-APRN APNA Award for Excellence in Education APNA Congressional Award Best Practices Awards   APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year 2017: Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN 2016: Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, FAAN 2015: Kathleen Delaney, PhD, PMH-NP, RN 2014: Katherine Baltazar, PMHNP 2013: Jocelyn Perez BSN, RN, MA 2012: Mary Ann Nihart, MA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC 2011: Barbara L. Drew PhD, PMHCNS-BC 2010: Kathleen Buckwalter , PhD, RN, FAAN 2009: Marlene Nadler-Moodie, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC 2008: Kevin Huckshorn, RN, MSN, RCADC 2007:  Lynn DeLacy, PhD, RN, CNAA 2006: Kris A.

Ensuring the Future: The APNA Research Grant program aids scientific research and contributions which add to the knowledge and practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing. This year, APNA will assisting three members in their research or evidence-based project with a grant to support their work.   Nadia Ali Muhammad Ali Charania, Ph.

2017 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholars Undergraduate/Pre-Licensure Kelly Allen Miami University Justin W. Branham Yale School of Nursing Natalie Rea Carter Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing - Southern Oregon University Campus Jennifer L. Dobey Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing Kyle Doty University of Portland Katherine Dougherty The University of Texas at Arlington Robert Filitor Clackamas Community College Morgan Gibson Viterbo University Angela Goodson Baker College Danielle Goody Sinclair Community College Emilia Grinsell St.

APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Call for Applications This program both encourages students to join the psychiatric-mental health nursing profession and develops new leaders for the organization. Each year, nursing students are invited to apply (and faculty are invited to nominate one or more students from their school) for the APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarships. These scholarships include: Registration, travel, and lodging expenses to attend the APNA 32nd Annual Conference, October 24-27, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio One year complimentary membership in the APNA.

CELEBRATE THE EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2018 APNA ANNUAL AWARDS The APNA Annual Awards recognize APNA members who demonstrate excellence in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, education, research, leadership, community efforts, and more. This year's recipients will be recognized in person at the APNA 32nd Annual Conference, online and in communications throughout the year.   Mary Moller, DNP, ARNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN Gig Harbor, WA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year "Mary has never shied away from challenging the status quo.

APNA offers awards, recognition, and scholarships each year to practicing, teaching, and aspiring psychiatric-mental health nurses. Click on the links below to learn more about how we recognize exceptional members of the psychiatric-mental health nursing field: APNA Annual Awards The APNA Annual Awards recognize APNA members who demonstrate excellence in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, education, research, leadership, community efforts, and more. 2018 APNA Annual Awards Recipients Past APNA Annual Awards Recipients APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Through this program, the APNA Board of Directors provides graduate and undergraduate students interested in psychiatric-mental health nursing with registration, travel and lodging expenses to attend the APNA Annual Conference, one year complimentary membership in the APNA, and numerous opportunities for mentorship and networking.