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Announcing the 2026 APNA Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Through the APNA Memorial Scholarship, we honor the legacies of nurses whose dedication to psychiatric-mental health nursing and persons ...

Just Updated! APNA Competency Based Training for Conducting the One-Hour Face-to-Face Assessment for Persons in Restraint or Seclusion

A crucial training for conducting the required one-hour face-to-face assessment of patients in restraint or seclusion following ...

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Monthly News Digest

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Monthly News Digest July 2026

Summary: The July 2026 psychiatric-mental health nursing monthly news digest includes new treatment guidance, medication management resources, and digital ...

APNA News: Monthly Policy Update

Policy Update July 2026

Key Developments CMS proposed CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule changes to align Medicare rules with the extended in-person visit ...

APNA News President's Message

Where Nurse Wellness Advances Care

Friends, join me in imagining a future where it is understood that our well-being as psychiatric-mental health nurses ...

Announcement News

Announcing the 2026 APNA Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Through the APNA Memorial Scholarship, we honor the legacies of nurses whose dedication to psychiatric-mental health nursing and persons ...

APNA News: Monthly Policy Update

Policy Update June 2026

Summary: June 2026 policy updates that impact psychiatric-mental health nurses include new accrediting rules for organizations, state weapons laws, ...

Announcement News

Announcing the 2026 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Recipients

These outstanding students will gain valuable exposure to the psychiatric-mental health nursing profession and kick-start their leadership development ...

Ethical Use of AI in PMH Nursing

APNA News Members’ Corner

How Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Can Use AI Ethically: 4 Practical Steps

There are several steps psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nurses can take now to help advocate that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies ...

Building Resilience as PMH Nurses: Community is the Key

How can we build a resilient community? “The word community has a strange power to it; it provides a sense ...

Members’ CornerNews

Member News May 2026

Member Highlights The City University of New York features Valerie Esposito Kubanick after she received the APNA Award for Innovation — ...