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APNA Announcements

Happy Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month! Hear from your APNA President, earn additional FREE CE, and see what your psychiatric-mental health nurse colleagues are most proud of.
Answer the JAPNA Call for Papers for an upcoming special issue. The deadline for the special issue on telehealth is July 1, 2026.

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Expert Sessions at CPI: Destigmatizing Bipolar Disorder With Anyi Atabong

Anyi Atabong, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, PMH-C, is a dual board-certified psychiatric mental-health and family nurse ...

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The APNA Memorial Scholarship “Reminded me that my work matters”

The APNA Memorial Scholarship highlights why the work of psychiatric-mental health nurses matters. “More than financial support, the scholarship ...

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How to Write a Strong Abstract

No stranger to the APNA Annual Conference Call for Abstracts process, Kelly Bryant has served as Chair and Associate Chair ...

New APNA TMS Resource

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Tips for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive, low-risk neuromodulation treatment that uses magnetic fields to depolarize neurons and affect ...

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Allyson Matney Neal’s Top 3 Reasons to Submit an Abstract

In this video, APNA President Allyson Matney Neal shares her top three reasons why you should submit an abstract for ...

President's Message

Strength in Stillness

If this time of year has you running in a million directions, you are not alone. Keeping up with our ...

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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Share Your Abstracts for the APNA 40th Annual Conference

Share your expertise, innovations, and research with thousands of psychiatric-mental health nurses at the APNA 40th Annual Conference, October ...

Mary Ann Nihart

Honoring the Life & Legacy of Mary Ann Nihart

Mary Ann Nihart, MA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, a visionary force for psychiatric-mental health nursing and former APNA ...

Olajumoke Ojeleye

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Supporting Adolescent Mothers’ Mental Health in Florida

A new study by Olajumoke Ojeleye from the University of South Florida and funded by a 2024 APNA Research Grant, ...

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Joint Commission’s New Staffing National Patient Safety Goal (NPG 12) Effective January 2026

The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal 12 (NPG 12), a new standard that places staffing at the forefront ...

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Nursing as a Professional Degree

Rule Finalized On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education finalized the RISE rule, excluding post-baccalaureate nursing ...

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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.