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Answer the JAPNA Call for Papers by July 1 for an upcoming special issue on telehealth.
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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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APNA Position: Integrated Care

Despite growing recognition of the need for integrated care services to meet the diverse mental and physical health needs of ...

Announcement News

Announcing the 2023 APNA Annual Awards Recipients

April 2023 Seven psychiatric-mental health nurses exemplify the capabilities of this profession to improve mental health outcomes through prevention, ...

Deshauna Barber

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Meet Deshauna Barber, APNA Annual Conference Keynote

Mental health advocate. Award-winning international speaker. Coach. Entrepreneur. Military veteran. Former Miss USA. Dr. Deshauna Barber is all of ...

APNA President Zim Okoli

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President’s Message: What Guides Us

March 2023 Composed of a core ideology, core values, goals, and a long-term envisioned future, APNA’s Strategic Direction ...

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Asked & Answered: APNA Member Survey

March 2023 APNA asked and you responded! Every 3 years, the APNA Board of Directors asks members to share their ...

APNA Memorial Scholarship – Applications now closed

Funded by donations made in memory of Marlene Nadler-Moodie, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, scholarships will be awarded to up ...

Judy Davidson

APNA News Members’ Corner

Q&A with Judy Davidson on Nurse Suicide

March 2023 Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, MCCM, FAAN is a Nurse Scientist at UC San Diego Health/Research Scientist ...

Call for Comments: DEA Proposed Rules

The Drug Enforcement Agency is accepting feedback through March 31 on 2 proposed rules related to prescribing controlled medications via ...

The Power of Positivity: Lifesaving Perspective

March 2023 The below story is written by APNA Recovery Council Chair Constance Noll, DNP, MA, PMHNP-BC, CRNP. Research ...

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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.