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Announcing the 2026 APNA Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Through the APNA Memorial Scholarship, we honor the legacies of nurses whose dedication to psychiatric-mental health nursing and persons ...
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Just Updated! APNA Competency Based Training for Conducting the One-Hour Face-to-Face Assessment for Persons in Restraint or Seclusion

A crucial training for conducting the required one-hour face-to-face assessment of patients in restraint or seclusion following ...

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2025 State of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Workforce

New report helps close gaps in understanding of what PMH nurses do and why it matters....
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Supporting those in Recovery: 3Rs session has practical tips

It’s been 73 years since Hildegard Peplau published the Theory of Interpersonal Relations. But it still rings true for ...
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Nurse Assessment & Management of Suicide Risk

APNA Position Paper Now Updated As National Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, the APNA Board of Directors is ...
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Find Your Groove

This year, I’ve been excited to witness how the APNA community of psychiatric-mental health nurses has led the ...
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Member News September 2025

Member Highlights Susan Blaakman is mentioned in a WXXI News article for co-leading a federally funded initiative for youth ...
Position Paper Publication

Now Updated! APNA Violence Prevention Position

The issue of violence prevention across settings and communities is complex and requires interprofessional and multi-faceted strategies. Updated by ...
APNA News Members’ Corner

Recovery in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: From a Personal Journey to What’s Next

For Sue Brammer, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, who has worked in psychiatric-mental health nursing for decades, recovery is personal. “...
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Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Announces First Author Awards

These new awards will recognize authors who publish outstanding work in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) ...

Does Smartphone Use Increase the Risk for Suicide in Adolescents?

APNA member and upcoming APNA 39th Annual Conference presenter Antonella Graña, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CPNP, is well-informed ...