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APNA Announcements

  • PMH nurses have a critical role to play in youth suicide prevention. This new APNA position paper, APNA Position: Youth Suicide Prevention, gives expert insights and practical recommendations for reducing risk and improving the care you give. Find resources now.
  • In honor of Veterans Day, and to help psychiatric-mental health nurses support the mental health needs of our military veterans, this APNA continuing education session is available for free to APNA Members through December 11.
  • Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention — new from APNA! — prepares nurses in all health care settings to screen and conduct life-saving interventions for patients at risk for suicide, regardless of where they arrived to seek care in the first place.
  • A special issue is planned for JAPNA on the topic of workplace violence. Papers are invited that explore this concept in the health care setting and the spectrum it represents. Learn more and answer the call by December 1!

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Members’ Corner

APNA Member Article / Opinion Piece: WHAT IF We Had a Nurse-Specific Crisis Line Option?

Elizabeth Kreuze, PhD, RN, ATC, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington Jan York, ...
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Solutions to Today’s PMH Nurse Concerns

Rising acuity. Paradigm shifts in education. New weight-management drugs. Addressing youth suicide. The landscape of psychiatric-mental health nursing ...
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Intertwining Recovery and Community with Kathleen McCoy

September is National Recovery Month! APNA member Kathleen McCoy, DNSc, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNKF ...
Members’ CornerNews

Member News September 2024

Member Highlights Baylor University has announced the appointment of Karen J. Foli as the inaugural Louise Herrington Endowed Chair in ...
APNA News Members’ CornerPresident's Message

What Falls Away

Gardeners know that to encourage healthy blooms in spring, you must prepare in fall by pruning away old growth. The ...
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Introducing Your Newly Elected Volunteer Leaders

Please congratulate these new members of the APNA Board of Directors and 2025 Nominating Committee. Their terms start October 12, ...
Georgia Reiner
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Navigating Your First Year as a Nurse: Essential Tips for New Graduates

Risk analyst Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, with Nurses Service Organization, shares tips for new graduates starting their nursing careers. As ...
APNA News

NEW 1.5 Hour Suicide Prevention Training

Calling all Nurses: Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention New from APNA! Practical Nursing Strategies in Suicide Prevention prepares nurses ...
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Call for Papers – JAPNA special Workplace Violence Issue

A special issue is being planned for the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) around the topic of “...
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Learn Motivational Interviewing

Online Educational Program Free to Members

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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