Nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners from across the country celebrated NPD Week (September 10 - 16) in style this year. Scroll through a few of the week's highlights—from kind words to delicious treats to career successes—in this article.
Numerous organizations celebrated the work of their NPD practitioners.
Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program honored Nicole Weathers, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, and other wonderful NPD practitioners on their team:
The Hospital for Special Surgery showcased many of their NPD practitioners, including Mikhail Kolomoystev, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNL:
CAPE Program Midland Health did a similar spotlight series, highlighting NPD practitioners like Shirley Loughlin, MSN, RN:
Children's of Alabama showed off their whole NPD team:
So did other organizations like Carilion Clinic:
Many teams even provided gift baskets and treats for their NPD practitioner colleagues.
YUM!
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist even held a chili cook-off and put the finishing touches on cupcakes with ANPD's NPD Week-themed toppers:
Kind words for NPD teammates were easy to find this week:
More than 5000 NPD practitioners used ANPD's "high five for NPD practitioners" resource to send their hardworking colleagues a much-appreciated thank-you note:
Professional development and education were also a key part of the week.
Stephanie Zidek and Naomi Fox of ANPD joined Marcus Engel, 2023 ANPD Aspire Convention keynote speaker for a podcast highlighting their work as NPD practitioners and educating Marcus' listeners on the profession:
Michelle Linenberger, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-K, NPD-BC, from UC Davis Health / UC Davis Children's Hospital, highlighted how her organization celebrated NPD practitioners throughout the week:
Incredible NPD practitioners like Michelle Beekman, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, earned their NPD certification right before or during NPD Week. Congrats to all!
Whether you thanked a colleague, topped a cupcake, shared why you love your job, or became NPD certified for the first time this NPD Week, ANPD hopes yours was a special one and that you know how much your education, knowledge, and gifts are of value to the nurses and patients you help.