Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Thursday, May 2, 2024
NPD Certification Preparation Course
Provided by ANPD
Joint-Provided by Aultman Health Foundation
May 1-2, 2024
8am-5pm ET May 1
8am-5pm ET May 2
Registration:
*Please note, this course takes place in person at Aultman Health in Canton, OH
No cost for Aultman Educator Colleagues
$250 for ANPD Pentagon Affiliate Members
$300 for Non-ANPD Pentagon Members
Payment by check due 1 week prior to scheduled course
Contact Debbie Shaffer to register for the course. Please include your name, email, facility name, and if you are an ANPD Pentagon Affiliate member.
Questions: 330-363-3088
Attend an ANPD Certification Preparation course taught by NPD experts.
About the Certification Preparation Course:
This hands-on, multi-day course is a great way to increase your nursing professional development knowledge and help you prepare for the NPD certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The curriculum offers 16 contact hours and includes extensive content on education, leadership, ethical and legal considerations, practice and performance improvement, technology, project and program management, and more. You’ll also have an opportunity to take practice exams, with a test provided before and after the course to test your knowledge.
After registration, you will receive instructions on accessing the pre- and post-tests in the Professional Development Center. You will receive your exam scores immediately on completion. It is highly recommended that you complete the pre-test before you attend the course.
Registration Includes:
• Course materials, breaks, and lunch
• Access to pre-course and post-course practice exams in ANPD’s Professional Development Center
Registration for this course is limited to 50 participants. Course registration for available seat openings is secured with received payment.
Target Audience:
• Registered nurses preparing for the specialty certification exam in nursing professional development (NPD), offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• RNs desiring additional education in nursing professional development
Description:
This program is intended to prepare participants for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty examination in nursing professional development by increasing the participant’s foundational nursing professional development knowledge.
Course Topics:
This hands-on, multi-day course is intended to increase your understanding of nursing professional development and help you prepare for the NPD certification exam offered by ANCC. The curriculum covers the major domains of practice found in the board certification exam:
- Program/Project Management and Process Improvement
- Educational Process Standards
- Leadership
- Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Standards
- Evidence-Based Practice and Research
- Technology
Outcome:
• Short term measurement: Upon course completion, 80% of participants will report an increase in their knowledge of the content needed to successfully complete the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty examination in nursing professional development.
• Long term measurement: Completed long-term follow up survey results will indicate that 85% of participants who took the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty exam in nursing professional development will report successful certification was achieved.
Successful Completion:
• Attendance of entire course is required for awarding 16 contact hours. Partial credit of 8 hours may be awarded for attendance of a single full day attended.
• Complete online evaluation
Continuing Education:
Association for Nursing Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
ANPD is responsible for adherence to ANCC criteria for this course.
Contact Hours Awarded: 16
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation must be sent in writing to Debbie.Shaffer@aultman.com at least 1 week before the first day of the course. No make-up date(s) or refunds are provided for missed classes.
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