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Free APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

Remember: You can use your membership bonus points to access free CE of the month at low to no cost!

FREE CE of the Month: May 2024

APNA members gain access to 4 free sessions each month on topics of importance to psychiatric-mental health nurses. In May, for Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, members enjoy another FREE CE.

BONUS CE for Nurses Month & Mental Health Awareness Month: Why I.D.E.A.S. Matter to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

RN, APRN
0.5 contact hours

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The Journey to Use Meds Optimally to Support Recovery

RN, APRN
1.5 pharmacology contact hours

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Implementing a Workplace Violence (WPV) Prevention Bundle on Inpatient Psychiatric Units

RN
0.5 contact hours

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We Don’t Have Time! Revisiting the Interpersonal Process and Building Recovery, Resiliency, and Empowerment into the Nursing Relationship using Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R)

RN, APRN
2.0 contact hours

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Navigating the Minefield of Ethical, Competency and Practical Issues for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exams

RN, APRN
0.5 contact hours

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Free Ongoing APNA Continuing Education for APNA Members

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: How Racism, Socioeconomic Stratus, & Stress Affect Mental Health: And What We Can Do About It

Contact Hours: 1.0
An overview of the ways in which multiple aspects of racism combine with socioeconomic status (SES) and psychosocial stressors to affect physical and mental health. It also describes the added
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APNA PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: Activating Our Voices as We Evolve in Our Profession

Contact Hours: 0.75
Learn how to articulate your unique nursing role to colleagues, communities, and stakeholders. Then, explore how to advocate for the support you and your PMH nursing colleagues need from supervisors,
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APNA PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Revolutionizing Access to Person-Centered Care

Contact Hours: 0.75
Explore how psychiatric-mental health nurses expand access to person-centered care through innovative improvements at all levels in order to meet the needs of diverse populations.
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Motivational Interviewing: Free for APNA Members

Contact Hours: 3.5
Learn best practices for motivational interviewing and how best to apply it to the care you provide to your patients in this three-part presentation.
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Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA)

Free Access to Articles for APNA Members!

Earn continuing education from articles in JAPNA – new issues available bi-monthly! Here’s how to access the current CE article available to you:

  • Click the button below and use your APNA account info to log in.
  • Click on the Current Issue button.
  • Scroll through the articles to find the Free CE icon which indicates that the article is eligible for continuing education.
  • Click on the article title to read it.
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the section labeled “Continuing Education”.
  • Follow the instructions to take a post-test and complete an online evaluation. You’ll then be able to print or email your CE certificate!

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Free APNA Continuing Education for Everyone

Computer-Based Learning for Opioid Use Disorder (CLOUD)

Contact Hours: 0.5
This presentation introduces the implementation of an evidence-based intervention that can be accessed over the web by patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in a community integrated-care setting
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Helping Older Adults with Opioid Use Disorders Stay Healthy and in Recovery

Contact Hours: 0.5
This presentation will describe the demographics and the most common co-occurring medical, psychiatric, and substance use disorders in older adults with opioid use disorders in FQHC clinics in lower
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Addressing Bias and Stigma in the Language We Use with Persons with Opioid Use Disorder

Contact Hours: 0.75
This presentation will describe difficulties with access to care of opioid use disorders (OUDs), the stigmatizing languages that presents barriers to effective care, and suggest alternative language to be used
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Closing the Opioid Treatment Gap through Advance Practice Nursing Activation

Contact Hours: 0.25
We present curricular design and measurable objectives for a course that prepares APRN students to deliver medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), especially for under-served populations.
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Meet OWEP! Opioid Substance Use Disorders Recovery/Systems-Oriented Practice in Integrated Health Care/Telehealth

Contact Hours: 1.5
This exciting presentation informs RN/APN of OID/SUD updates to care setting options adopted from a Graduate Nursing IOD/SUD HRSA funded recovery-based program intended to empower APNs
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Increasing Access to Buprenorphine for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder: DATA Waiver Training Overview and Nursing Curricula Recommendations

Contact Hours: 0.75
This presentation will discuss increasing access to treatment for individuals with OUD through the use of the DATA waiver/exemption. Suggestions for DATA waiver training inclusion in graduate nursing school
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Retrospective Study on the Effects Of Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Injection Among Justice-Involved Adults Misusing Opioids Released from Correctional Facilities In Louisiana

Contact Hours: 0.5
This presentation highlights the results of the first retrospective study on extended-released naltrexone offered by the Medication-for Opioid Use Disorder (MAT) Program by the Department of Corrections in
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Goodbye X-Waiver: Good News for PMHNPs and for the Treatment of People with Opioid Use Disorder

Contact Hours: 0.75
This interactive presentation discusses the 2023 legislation eliminating the DEA X-Waiver buprenorphine prescription requirement and the implications for clinical practice.
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Updated Buprenorphine Prescribing Training Requirements for APRNs

Contact Hours: 0.5
This presentation examines the new training requirements for APRNs who wish to prescribe buprenorphine as outlined by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and explores the Office of National Drug Control Policy’
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Evaluating Cholesterol Biomarker, Treatment, and Socio-Demographic Factors as Indicators of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention

Contact Hours: 0.75
This interactive presentation introduces supporting evidence on clinical use of cholesterol biomarker and integrated health service provision in opioid treatment program to promote retention of minority patients.
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Buprenorphine Induction in the Era of Fentanyl: Avoiding Precipitated Withdrawal Symptoms

Contact Hours: 0.75
Concepts related to buprenorphine microdosing for patients using fentanyl and the risk for precipitated withdrawal. The participant will leave with the knowledge and skills required to implement high-quality, evidence-
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Video Screening Interviews Using the APNA Developed Alcohol, Nicotine and Opioid Resources

Contact Hours: 0.5
In this course you will observe short interviews using screening tools provided by the APNA Addictions Council.
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Substance-Exposed Pregnancies: What to Know As They Grow

Contact Hours: 0.75
This presentation will explore how substance use during pregnancy impacts the maternal/fetal development and increases the neurological vulnerabilities of the neonate. The unique challenges and opportunities of providing care
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Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder

Contact Hours: 1.5-3.5
Access free courses to support you and your fellow nurses as you provide care to individuals with Opioid Use Disorder.
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Medications for Substance Use Disorders (MSUD) Training

Contact Hours: 8.0
Two free webinars which together meet the 24 hours of required education to apply to obtain a DEA waiver to prescribe MAT for opioid use disorders.
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Free Continuing Education from Outside Organizations

This continuing education is provided by organizations not affiliated with APNA. Posting here does not imply endorsement of content.

The Treatment of Bipolar Depression: From Pills to Words

Contact Hours: 1.0
Review the treatment options for individuals with bipolar depression, including clinical trials data and meta-analyses.
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Ethical Considerations in Digital Mental Health

Contact Hours: 1.0
Explore how to use digital technologies for health research and clinical care while protecting patient privacy.
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Binge-Eating Disorder: Developing a Treatment Plan for Binge-Eating Disorder When First-Line Options Fail

Contact Hours: 1.5
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
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The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) webinar

Contact Hours: 1
Designed for˜health care professionals seeking information on urine drug screens, their interpretation, and cross reactivity of different substances.
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Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses

Contact Hours: 2.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Free Access to CE Activities

Contact Hours: 1
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Applying the Latest Genetics Findings to Your Practice

Contact Hours: 0.75
American Society of Human Genetic Global Virtual Meeting
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Child Welfare Online Tutorials

Contact Hours: 4.5
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
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Major Depressive Disorder: Using the Components of Shared Decision Making in Treatment Planning

Contact Hours: 2.25
The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
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Managing Pain Patients Who Abuse Rx Drugs

Contact Hours: 1.75
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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PCSS Training & Education

Training and education focused on evidence-based clinical practices in prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders.
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Engaging the Nursing Community in Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Contact Hours: 0.25
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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