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Answer the JAPNA Call for Papers by July 1 for an upcoming special issue on telehealth.
Congratulate the 2026 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholars!

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AI in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Ethics, Risks, & Opportunities for PMH Nurses

From AI scribes that generate clinical documentation to therapy chatbots and predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly evolving ...

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 ...

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Transforming Passion into Profession – Where are the BOD Scholars now?

The APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship allows nursing students to gain valuable exposure to the psychiatric-mental health nursing ...

A Message from the New JAPNA Editor-in-Chief

Dear APNA Colleagues, As I begin my time as JAPNA Editor-in-Chief, I’d like to tell you all ...

Register Now!: APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute

Book your seat for in-depth exploration of advances in clinical psychopharmacology and up to 22 pharmacology contact hours. Learn ...

APNA 2025 Call for Nominations is Now Open

Join emerging psychiatric-mental health leaders to fill key roles on the APNA Board of Directors and 2026 Nominating Committee! ...

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Member News January 2025

Member Highlights Gabrielle Abelard is featured in a nurses.org article for her latest podcast episode encouraging nurses to consider ...

Members’ CornerNews

Crafting a Compelling Abstract

Tips from Kelly Bryant, Chair of the Scholarly Review Committee No stranger to the APNA Annual Conference Call for Abstracts ...

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Ask the Expert: New Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia & More

Jeremy Mills, DNP, PMHNP-BC is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program ...

APNA News President's Message

New Year’s ‘Solutions

Psychiatric-mental health nurses are experts at innovating and collaborating — advocating for improved access to care, discovering effective therapeutic treatments, ...

APNA News President's Message

Open to What is Possible

Ushering ourselves into the future As December starts to wind down, we often take stock of the past year and ...

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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.