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Answer the JAPNA Call for Papers by July 1 for an upcoming special issue on telehealth.
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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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New APNA Telemental Health Toolkit is Here

June 2023 This toolkit offers telemental health pearls and resources around national policy considerations; issues of equity, inclusion, and access; ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

Xing out the X-waiver: Updates for nurses who prescribe buprenorphine

More than 60 percent of nurses who prescribe buprenorphine planned to request an increase in the number of patients they ...

APNA Integrated Care Position Now Available

May 2023 With the high prevalence of co-morbidities and diverse cultural backgrounds within community populations, it is imperative to ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

Nurse Staffing Recommendations from a National Task Force

May 2023 94% of respondents to a recent national survey of nurses agree that there is a severe to moderate ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

Enchantment Awaits at the APNA 37th Annual Conference

May 2023 After the enormous task of reading hundreds of abstract submissions and sorting sessions into topic areas, the Chair ...

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Thank You to JAPNA Editor-in-Chief Geraldine Pearson

May 2023 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Applauds JAPNA Editor-in-Chief Geraldine Pearson’s Substantial Contributions to Journal The APNA ...

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Member News May 2023

Member Highlights Accomplished leader, advanced practice psychiatric nurse, researcher studying sexual and dating violence, and APNA member, Angela Amar was ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

Free CE for Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month

As a psychiatric-mental health nurse, you spend your day caring for others with kindness and sensitivity, and it is ...

APNA Position: Global Strategic Priorities for Nursing

In February 2023, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) adopted key elements of The WHO Global Strategic Directions for Nursing ...

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