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APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Recipient: ‘You Will Feel Like a VIP’

Starting a career — and stepping into leadership — can feel like a pretty big step for nursing students and new graduates. ...

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What sets CPI apart?

Chair of the APNA CPI Program Committee Joseph Holshoe, PMHNP-BC, explains what guides truly person-centered prescribing and how ...

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They Shine as they Serve: Announcing the 2026 APNA Annual Awards Recipients

Congratulations to these outstanding nurses honored by their peers with APNA Annual Awards for excellence in psychiatric-mental health nursing. ...

Cannabis & Mental Health: the full story at APNA’s Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute

Cannabis & Mental Health: Complexities in Contemporary Psychopharmacologic Practice Wilson Compton, MD, MPE Deputy Director National Institute on Drug Abuse ...

March/April 2026 issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

As an APNA member, you get free access to each issue of Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, including ...

2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act

FY2026 Package Provisions Relevant to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), was signed into law on February 3, 2026 and includes changes relevant ...

Kate Gibson stands by her poster at the APNA 39th Annual Conference

APNA ProgramsAwardsEventsMembers’ CornerNews

APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Recipient: ‘You Will Feel Like a VIP’

Starting a career — and stepping into leadership — can feel like a pretty big step for nursing students and new graduates. ...

January/February 2026 issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Log in and click "Current Issue" on the right of your screen to see new research & scholarship, including: Editorial: “...

2026 JAPNA Manuscript Development Group

A Message from JAPNA Editor-in-Chief Michelle Decoux Hampton Happy New Year, APNA members! I'm happy to share ...

President's Message

Mourning the death of a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti

A Message from APNA President Allyson Neal Dear APNA Members, I’m reaching out to the APNA community today in ...

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Member News January 2026

Member Highlights Cardiology Advisor features Susan Eckman's research from her presentation on investing in nurse wellness to reduce burnout ...

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