When nurses are engaged, they don’t just deliver care—they lead change. This article explores how nurses at the Zablocki VA Health Care System were empowered to drive an evidence-based quality improvement initiative, highlighting the pivotal role of the NPD practitioner in fostering inquiry, leadership, and meaningful practice improvement.

In this episode of the NPD Forecast, Amy Trueblood, senior director of leadership development at AONL, joins our hosts to explore how collaboration between nurse leaders and nursing professional development (NPD) specialists can drive meaningful change in today’s complex healthcare environment.

In October, ANPD hosted a webinar on the topic of supporting neurodivergent learners. In this article, presenter Laykin Forthun, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, HNB-BC expands on how NPDs can leverage compassion and Universal Design for Learning to build more accessible, psychologically safe learning environments.