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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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APNA News Members’ Corner

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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Rebecca Puchkors

Suicide Prevention Training Expert Empowers Nurses

September 2023 As an expert in suicide prevention, Rebecca Puchkors, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CA-SANE, knows the importance of ...

APNA Board Endorses Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention

APNA's mission includes improving mental health care for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities, and shaping health policy ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

It’s a Small World

July 2023 Gathering to to learn and let loose at the APNA Annual Conference is a return home to your ...

APNA President Zim Okoli

APNA News President's Message

President’s Message: 5 Key Pillars that Support Whole Health

July 2023 Throughout my Presidency, we have focused on five key pillars of our profession - and how they help move ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

What You Need to Know About AI

July 2023 Risk analyst Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, with Nurses Service Organization, reports on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it ...

Members’ CornerNews

Member News July 2023

Member Highlights Beth Good and her daughter Alexis Grieves are featured in a University of Minnesota article congratulating Alexis on ...

Recognizing members with the APNA Memorial Scholarship

July 2023 Congratulations to APNA members Cornelius Metili and Jenni Smith, this year’s recipients of the APNA Memorial Scholarship. ...

Joy Lauerer and JoEllen Schimmels are the co-chairs of the Telemental Health Toolkit Task Force

Members’ CornerNews

Telemental Health Toolkit: Virtual care information at your fingertips

July 2023 The boom of virtual care during the last few years may have been fueled by the pandemic, but ...

APNA Board of Directors Student Scholars

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Announcing the APNA Board of Directors Student Scholars

Join the APNA Board of Directors in celebrating the 2023 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholars! These 30 amazing nursing ...

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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.