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Psychiatric Nurses

Resources & Associations

For information on educational programs, contact
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC, 20001
Tel: (202) 463-6930
Fax: (202) 785-8320
https://www.aacnnursing.org

Some psychiatric nurses are represented by unions such as AFSCME.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME)
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC, 20036-5687
Tel: (202) 429-1000
Fax: (202) 429-1293
https://www.afscme.org

For information on certification, contact
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3492
Tel: (800) 284-2378
Email: customerservice@ana.org
https://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/

For information on education and careers, contact
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
3141 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 625
Falls Church, VA, 22042-4538
Tel: (855) 863-2762
Tel 2: (571) 533-1919
Fax: (855) 883-2762
Email: inform@apna.org
https://www.apna.org

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