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July/August Issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

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Workplace Safety at the APNA Annual Conference

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Announcement News

Announcing the 2026 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Recipients

These outstanding students will gain valuable exposure to the psychiatric-mental health nursing profession and kick-start their leadership development ...

Ethical Use of AI in PMH Nursing

APNA News Members’ Corner

How Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Can Use AI Ethically: 4 Practical Steps

There are several steps psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nurses can take now to help advocate that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies ...

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 ...

Members’ CornerNews

Member News May 2026

Member Highlights The City University of New York features Valerie Esposito Kubanick after she received the APNA Award for Innovation — ...

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 ...

May/June Issue of The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

As an APNA member, you get free access to each issue of JAPNA, including articles with contact hours!...

APNA News: Monthly Policy Update

May 2026 Policy Update

Summary: May 2026 PMH nursing policy updates include a graduate nursing finance rule, a new dementia agitation treatment and PTSD ...

President's Message

This Month’s For You

You. Are. Amazing. This Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month I am in awe of the difference you make ...

Announcing the 2026 JAPNA Author Awards Recipients

The JAPNA Author Awards recognize authors who publish outstanding work in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) ...