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APNA Announcements

Through December 11, APNA Members have access to this FREE CE: Veterans and Military Sexual Trauma: A Trauma-Informed Care Approach for Hope and Recovery. And through December 31, APNA Members have access to additional FREE CE for Thanksgiving.
Honor the nurse who inspires! Nominations for the APNA Annual Awards are open now!
Expand your knowledge and earn FREE CE with the Transforming Addiction Care Webinar series, which empowers nurses to lead the way in reshaping addiction care through education and clinical practice.

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Nursing as a Professional Degree

Currently, the Department of Education may use 1960s-era definitions of "professional" and "graduate" degrees to determine loan limits. This ...

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Resiliency Defined, by Us & for Us

Our resiliency is vital to our wellness. As human beings we are all called upon to weather the ups and ...

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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 ...

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Nursing as a Professional Degree

Currently, the Department of Education may use 1960s-era definitions of "professional" and "graduate" degrees to determine loan limits. This ...

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

Executive Summary Rapid changes in health care have intensified pressures on clinicians. Provider well being is a persistent concern with ...

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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Ask a PMH Nurse: Veterans & Military Sexual Trauma

Presented at the APNA 37th Annual Conference and now FREE CE in honor of Veterans Day, the session Veterans and ...

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Practical tips and resources from APNA Annual Conference 2025

What are you still talking about from the APNA Annual Conference? The practical tips and resources from sessions and posters? ...

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Member News November 2025

Member Highlights University of Massachusetts Amherst News highlights Gabrielle Abelard for receiving two honorable awards: the APNA Award for Excellence ...

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Is everyday discrimination linked to unhealthy substance use in minority GBMSM?

A new study, funded by a 2024 APNA Research Grant, says yes. This study, by Wonkyung (Chang) Kniffen, a postdoctoral ...

APNA Annual Awards – Nominate a Colleague Today

Honor the nurse that inspires you! Choose from 11 APNA Annual Awards & nominate today. Recipients of PMH nursing’s ...

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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.