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Announcement News

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 ...

June 2026 Policy Update

Summary: June 2026 policy updates that impact psychiatric-mental health nurses include new accrediting rules for organizations, state weapons laws, ...

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Announcing the 2026 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Recipients

These outstanding students will gain valuable exposure to the psychiatric-mental health nursing profession and kick-start their leadership development ...

Ethical Use of AI in PMH Nursing

APNA News Members’ Corner

How Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Can Use AI Ethically: 4 Practical Steps

There are several steps psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nurses can take now to help advocate that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies ...

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 ...

Members’ CornerNews

Member News May 2026

Member Highlights The City University of New York features Valerie Esposito Kubanick after she received the APNA Award for Innovation — ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

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 ...

May/June Issue of The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

As an APNA member, you get free access to each issue of JAPNA, including articles with contact hours!...

May 2026 Policy Update

Summary: May 2026 PMH nursing policy updates include a graduate nursing finance rule, a new dementia agitation treatment and PTSD ...

President's Message

This Month’s For You

You. Are. Amazing. This Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month I am in awe of the difference you make ...

Announcing the 2026 JAPNA Author Awards Recipients

The JAPNA Author Awards recognize authors who publish outstanding work in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) ...

The 2026 APNA Annual Awards Recipients

Nine psychiatric-mental health nurses were highlighted for exceptional contributions to improve mental health outcomes through prevention, education, and science-...

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 ...

April 2026 Policy Update

Key developments this month The comment period is open for the CMS FY 2027 inpatient psychiatric facility proposed rule. FY ...

APNA News Members’ CornerNews

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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