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Constantly revolving news reports, articles, updates and career opportunities! This is where all the latest ISPN news is posted. Check back often!

• Career Opportunities
   
• ISPN member, Linda Jo Volness, MS, RN, featured in Medscape Article
  
  A recent article posted on Medscape, Bipolar Disorder and ADHD in Children: Confusion and Comorbidity,  by  L A Stokowski includes an interview with Linda Jo Volness. We all know Linda Jo from the many excellent papers she has presented at ISPN Annual Conferences. We have been working with Medscape to feature the work of our presenters in Medscape, so we are pleased to see this article and a mention of ISPN at the conclusion of the piece.
  
  To view the article you can click on this link: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/711223
  You may be asked to join Medscape, but joining has no charge attached.
   
• Essential Psychiatric, Mental Health and Substance Use Competencies for the Generalist Nurse
   • AAN PMH Essentials Introduction (PDF)
   • AAN PMH Essentials I-IX Complete (PDF)
   
• Health Care Reform and the Whole Health Campaign: National Perspective from Dr. Ronald Manderscheid (PPT)
   • Whole Health Campaign (PDF)
   • Ron Manderscheid, PhD, Resources (Word .doc)
   
• Reparative Therapy Position Paper (PDF)
   
• New document describing juvenile justice best practices - futureofchildren.org
   
• Global Perspectives on Mental Health (PDF)
  April 2008 - Silvina Malvárez, Regional Advisor on Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Pan American Health Organization
   
• ANCC Advanced Practice Credentials Changing - effective January 1, 2008 (PDF 73K)
   
• Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in the BSN Curriculum  (PDF 176K)
   
• NIMH/NINR Mentorship Program: Building the Capacity of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Researchers
   
• ANCC FAQs  (PDF 36K)
   
• Update on the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam Development (PDF 113K)
   
• Update on ANCC Change in Required Clinical Practice Hours
   
• Network for the National Initiative: New Directions for Student Support - Re:
  Not Waiting for the ESEA Reauthorization (PDF)
   
• International Forum  Editor, Martin Ward, Oxford UK
   
• Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
   
• Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
   

Archived articles

• Implications for Changing Our Practice: New Information About the Use of Restraints and Seclusion
   
• CMS Final Rule on Use of Patient Restraints (PDF format)
   
• ISPN’s Response to NCSBN’s Proposal:
  The International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) would like to express opposition to the draft vision statement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) on the Future Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses. Click here for details.
   

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