Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Friday, October 4, 2024

NPD Certification Preparation Course 
Provided by ANPD 

Joint-Provided by the RWJ Barnabas Health 

October 3-4, 2024 
8am-5pm ET October 3 
8am-5pm ET October 4

 
Registration:  
*Please note, this course takes place in person at the Eisenhower Conference Center in Livingston, New Jersey. 

• Free forRWJBarnabas Health employees

• $350 Non-RWJBarnabas Health Health registrants

Attend an ANPD NPD Certification Preparation course taught by NPD experts.
*Please note that registration closes one week prior to the course start date.

To Register:

• Non-RWJ Barnabas Health registrants, please send email including full name and course to cpdir@rwjbh.org to register.
• RWJ Barnabas Health employees please register in Net Learning: Nursing Professional Development Certification Preparation Course

Attend an ANPD Certification Preparation course taught by NPD experts. 

About the Certification Preparation Course: 

This program is intended to prepare participants for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty examination in nursing professional development (NPD) by increasing the participant’s foundational nursing professional development knowledge. - Short term measurement: Upon course completion, 80% of participants will report an increase in their knowledge of the content found on the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty examination in nursing professional development. - Long term measurement: Completed follow up survey results will indicate that 85% of surveyed participants who took the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty exam in nursing professional development will report successful certification was achieved

Registrants will be enrolled in the NPD Cert Prep Course Pre- and Post-practice exams in ANPD’s Professional Development Center. Participants may assess knowledge gained by comparing their post-course score with their pre-course score. Practice exam scores are provided immediately on completion of each 60-question test. In addition, the practice exams allow identification of domains as areas of focus when preparing for the certification exam. Instructions to access the Pre- and Post-practice exams will be provided to attendees two (2) weeks before the course.

Registration Includes: 

• Registration Fee.
• NPD Review Course Fee.
• Access to pre-course and post-course practice exams in ANPD’s Continuing Education Center.
• Printed Materials.

Target Audience: 

• NPD practitioners preparing for the specialty certification exam in Nursing Professional Development offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• 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. 
• Completion of the online course evaluation is required.

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 cpdir@rwjbh.org least 14 days prior to the course for a refund. Any cancellations less than 14 days prior to the course are not refundable. This course is intended to be taken in its entirety. No make-up date(s) or refunds are provided for missed classes

 

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