2015-22: Psychiatric Nurses Making a Difference: Positions on Community and National Boards, Commissions and Politics

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2015-22:  Psychiatric Nurses Making a Difference: Positions on Community and National Boards, Commissions and Politics

In this presentation, the unique contributions of psychiatric nurses on community and national boards, commissions and politics are reviewed. The ability to influence funding, governance and public services are described.


Presenters:
  Anita Catlin, PhD, FNP, CNL, FAAN; Kristine M. Muyco, MSN, RN

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.


Session Length:
  41 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN


Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify at least three boards that would benefit from their membership.

Keywords:  Boards, Committee, Advocacy, Policy


Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * 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 and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

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


Originally Presented
APNA 36th Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA

The contact hours for this session expire:  October 1, 2025

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