Nursing professional development is evolving fast. Momentum is building around competency-driven development, experiential learning, psychological safety, AI-enabled insights, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Many organizations are already advancing these areas. The opportunity now is to connect them. What does a connected approach look like in practice? It aligns how nurses learn, build competency, and apply knowledge in everyday care. It keeps evidence and guidance within reach at the point of care. When these pieces work together, learning stays relevant to practice. Competency is reinforced over time. Confidence grows well beyond orientation. And leaders gain clearer visibility into where support is needed most. This session brings the idea to life through real-world scenarios: building confidence early in practice, supporting readiness in complex care, and connecting competency to everyday clinical decisions. Along the way, our nurse executives share how to move from a set of separate activities toward more continuous support across the nursing journey. You will leave with a clearer view of how to connect learning, competency, and practice, plus practical ideas for where to begin, without redesigning everything at once.

This 13-module program provides the novice NPD practitioner with an overview of the roles and responsibilities of the Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards required for NPD practice.

Why do outcomes matter and what is their connection to why we provide an education activity? Join us to delve into professional practice gap identification, outcome determination, and design of an activity to make the link between the gap and the outcome – including how to measure the results! All members and roles of the NPD team will benefit from this discussion.

The Nursing Professional Development Online Certification Preparation Course is designed to support preparation for the nursing professional development (NPD) specialty certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Fully online and available at your convenience, this course offers 12.75 nursing contact hours and will increase your knowledge of the content domains found on the NPD board certification exam: Educational Process Standards; Leadership; Ethical Legal, and Regulatory Standards; Evidence-Based Practice and Research; Technology; and Program/Project Management and Process Improvement. Immerse yourself in exam preparation content from the convenience of your home or work computer, at your own pace and on your own schedule.