Skip to Main Content

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Resources

A collection of resources curated for psychiatric-mental health nurses: From toolkits to graduate school listings, the APNA Resource Center is your first access point for information on topics across the spectrum of psychiatric-mental health nursing.

Scroll down to browse through the resources, filter the resource library down to a specific topic by selecting one of the topics, or simply use the search bar to search by keyword.

Resource Library

Substance UsePractice

Practice-Based Guidelines: Buprenorphine in the Age of Fentanyl

May 2023 guidance from Providers Clinical Support System (pdf download)
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorder

The 2015 guideline provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems.
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

SBIRT Pocket Card for Nurses

From APNA and Opioid Response Network - Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Pocket Card for nurses. Share with your nursing colleagues!
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

SBIRT Fact Sheet for Medicare and Medicaid

March 2020 CMS fact sheet provides an overview of Medicare and Medicaid coverage of SBIRT services: who may perform the services, documentation requirements, billing and coding guidance, payment information, and
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

ASSIST, Version 3.0

World Health Organization Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) includes questionnaire for clinician, patient response card, patient feedback card, and risks of injecting card. (pdf)
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

General Principles for Use of Pharmacological Agents to Treat Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders

SAMHSA 2012 manual with general principles to assist in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of pharmacologic approaches to support the recovery of individuals with co-occurring disorders.
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

APNA Position Paper: Adoption of SBIRT

APNA position statement supporting the adoption of SBIRT into all clinical settings. The competencies and scope of practice of psychiatric-mental health nurses position them well to use and teach
View Resource
Substance UsePractice

Substance Abuse and the Emergency Care Setting

Emergency Nurses Association's 2016 position statement regarding substance abuse in the emergency care setting.
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

Carlat Addiction Treatment Report

Free articles discussing clinically relevant elements of treatment for addictions.
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use Tool

The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool is validated for use with adults to generate a risk level for each substance class. It can be self-
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

NIDA Screening Tools for Adolescent Substance Use

Two brief online screening tools that providers can use to assess for substance use disorder (SUD) risk among adolescents 12-17 years old.
Visit Site
Substance UsePractice

Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction – Appendix B Assessment and Screening Instruments

A variety of drug and alcohol assessment and screening instruments from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Visit Site

Join Your dynamic community of Psychiatric-Mental Health nursing professionals.

APNA connects you with fellow psychiatric-mental health nurses, evidence-based resources and programs, and opportunities to advance mental health care and the PMH nursing profession.

Join Today