APNA—Psych-Mental Health Nurses: Proud Partners in the Journey to Whole Health

February 1, 2021 - November 30, 2023

Location

On-Demand

This program is available on the APNA website until November 30, 2023.
Date

February 1, 2021
November 30, 2023

Class Description

This opportunity for one free contact hour is made available through the American Psychiatric Nurses Association on the topic of strategies to care for your own mental health and well-being so that you can provide the best possible care to those you serve.

Objectives

Psychiatric-mental health nursing is rooted in the idea of a partnership between nurse and patient. Through this approach, psychiatric-mental health nurses make unique contributions to individuals, communities, health care systems and the nursing profession as a whole. To fully engage in this partnership and impact whole health at all levels, we need to ensure that we are at our best. This presentation will examine the importance of caring for our own mental health and provide actionable strategies to foster well-being for ourselves so that we can provide the best possible care to those we serve. Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
  • Examine the importance of caring for our own mental health and provide actionable strategies that foster well being for ourselves so that we can provide the best possible care to those we serve.

Registration

Registration is available on the APNA website here: https://e-learning.apna.org/products/2001-20-presidents-address-psychiatric-mental-health-nurses-proud-partners-in-the-journey-to-whole-health

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed the post-test, completed the evaluation and honor statement, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all the steps are completed.