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  • Newly updated: Motivational Interviewing Course to build skills that you can use in your PMH nursing interactions. It’s FREE to APNA members!
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Mary Ann Nihart
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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

Recent Court Decision As of June 25, 2026, a federal court has temporarily blocked key parts of the Department of ...

Addressing Key Threats to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Well-Being

Sustaining a strong PMH nursing workforce requires systemic, organization‑level change that embeds well‑being into daily operations, which in ...
Brenda Mayfield
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Ask a PMH Nurse: Veterans & Military Sexual Trauma

Presented at the APNA 37th Annual Conference and now FREE CE in honor of Veterans Day, the session Veterans and ...
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Practical tips and resources from APNA Annual Conference 2025

What are you still talking about from the APNA Annual Conference? The practical tips and resources from sessions and posters? ...
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Member News November 2025

Member Highlights University of Massachusetts Amherst News highlights Gabrielle Abelard for receiving two honorable awards: the APNA Award for Excellence ...
APNA News Members’ Corner

Is everyday discrimination linked to unhealthy substance use in minority GBMSM?

A new study, funded by a 2024 APNA Research Grant, says yes. This study, by Wonkyung (Chang) Kniffen, a postdoctoral ...