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How Do Workplace Experiences Contribute to Suicide Risk for PMH Nurses?

Q&A With APNA Annual Conference Presenter Christopher Wojnar   APNA member and upcoming APNA 40th Annual Conference presenter ...
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Lean on APNA

As I reflect on the past year serving as APNA president, I want to share the sense of support I ...

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What Falls Away

Gardeners know that to encourage healthy blooms in spring, you must prepare in fall by pruning away old growth. The ...
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Introducing Your Newly Elected Volunteer Leaders

Please congratulate these new members of the APNA Board of Directors and 2025 Nominating Committee. Their terms start October 12, ...
Georgia Reiner
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Navigating Your First Year as a Nurse: Essential Tips for New Graduates

Risk analyst Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, with Nurses Service Organization, shares tips for new graduates starting their nursing careers. As ...
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NEW 1.5 Hour Suicide Prevention Training

Calling all Nurses: Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention New from APNA! Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention prepares nurses ...
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ECT Treatment Considerations Checklist: Fresh support for nurses

With the expanding role of psychiatric-mental health nurses concerning electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) including managing treatment, advocating for patients, and ...
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My Nurse Luminary and Her Compassionate Care

In this installment of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Luminaries, Mehelle Plesse, PhD, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric CNS-BC shares how her ...
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Help for Sexual Assault Survivors

With sexual violence a significant problem in the US (CDC, 2024), it is essential that psychiatric-mental health nurses across ...
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APNA Memorial Scholarship: PMH Nursing Impact Ahead!

Who are two PMH-RNs with a demonstrated commitment to advancing psychiatric-mental health nursing? Hint: They received APNA Memorial ...
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Member News July 2024

Member Highlights Sara Robinson is the new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Director at UMSON! She will lead the ...