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Motivational Interviewing to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Motivational interviewing has endless applications when it comes to providing compassionate and person-centered care. Here, Susan Blaakman, PhD, RN, ...
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First Look: Annual Conference Sessions on Effects of Implicit Bias and Supportive Psychotherapy

The APNA 36th Annual Conference on October 19-22 is the first in-person Annual Conference in 2 years. (The ...
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Member News: July 2022

Wendy Clayton appointed Chief Nursing Officer of Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Clayton will oversee all nursing activities ...
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APNA News Members’ CornerPresident's Message

Meet the Moment

When you tell someone you are a psychiatric-mental health nurse, how do they react? We owe it to  those ...
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Public Health Emergency Extended to October 15

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been extended through October 15. Many waivers and temporary authorities currently in ...
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Call for Applications: Associate Editor, Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is seeking an Associate Editor to work with Editor-in-Chief Geraldine Pearson, PHD, PMH-...
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association Announces 2022 APNA Annual Awards Recipients

Eight psychiatric-mental health nurses shine a light on the valuable and varied role of psychiatric-mental health nurses   FALLS ...
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Announcing the Inaugural Recipients of the APNA Memorial Scholarship

Congratulations to APNA members Christina Dynamite and Heidi McNeeley, the recipients of this new APNA scholarship which is funded this ...
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Announcing the 2022 APNA Annual Awards Recipients

Congratulations to these exceptional psychiatric-mental health nurses! Joyce Shea, DNSc, APRN, PMHCNS-BC APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year “...
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Child & Adolescent Mental Health Resources: Infant Mental Health

Including resources for professionals, parent screening tools, diagnosing and treatment, and more....
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Advocacy

On May 6, 2022 APNA signed on to the Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action on top ...
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APNA Members Can Access NEW Digital Scope & Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition

APNA membership features exclusive access to the NEW digital Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd edition.  ...
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Close-up on Precepting & Mentorship

Updated APNA Issue Statement Offers Guidance To support members in this area, the APNA Board of Directors has updated this ...
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Being the Change: One Nurse’s Purposeful Path

As a brand-new graduate of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), ...
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APNA Elections: Ready. Set. Vote.

The polls are now open here at APNA. APNA Elections are an opportunity for members to have a voice in ...

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