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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 ...
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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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Remembering Donna Rolin

Donna G. Rolin, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, a devoted nurse and leader within APNA, passed away on July ...

Introducing the APNA Scope & Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice Council

The APNA Board has established this new council informed by member input! In response to an all-member survey, APNA ...
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“Overheard” at the APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute

Beyond the cutting-edge presentations at the APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute, a key benefit of attending is the interaction with ...
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Sessions of Note

The APNA 39th Annual Conference provides connection, inspiration, and cutting-edge education to support and empower psychiatric-mental health nurses ...
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The Paw-fect Presentation on Integrating Service Dogs Into Your Practice

Laura A. Curtis, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC will present Paws at My Feet: Integrating Facility-Based Psychiatric Service Dogs ...
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Expanding care with strategies for youth suicide prevention

With suicide now the second leading cause of death for children aged 10-14 and the third leading cause of ...
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Member News July 2025

Member Highlights APNA member Gabrielle Abelard has been named Nurse.org's 2024 Nurse Leader of the Year. Give kudos! ...
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Honor Roll

Summer is here, and we have been marking all the occasions: graduation ceremonies, weddings, and brunches for parents and nurturers. ...

Two RNs to Celebrate!

Meet the recipients of the 2025 APNA Memorial Scholarship, awarded annually to outstanding psychiatric-mental health nurses who demonstrate a ...
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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.

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