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Quick Doses of NPD: Evidence-Based Practice and the Champion of Inquiry
August 10, 2026 — Sarah Hardacker, MSN, RN, NPDA-BC







Image Overlay Quick Doses of NPD: Evidence-Based Practice and the Champion of Inquiry

In this episode of the NPD Forecast: Quick Doses of NPD miniseries, ANPD Program Manager Sarah Hardacker discusses the role of the NPD practitioner as a champion of inquiry and explores the current and future state of evidence-based practice (EBP).

The conversation highlights:

  • The importance of revisiting foundational EBP skills
  • Integrating evidence-based thinking into everyday practice
  • Building confidence to lead evidence-informed change within healthcare organizations

About the Miniseries: The Quick Doses of NPD miniseries offers brief, practical snapshots of a throughput in action within nursing professional development.

NPD Forecast | Evidence-based Practice
Sarah Hardacker, MSN, RN, NPDA-BC Education Program Manager, ANPD

Sarah Hardacker, MSN, RN, NPDA-BC, is the ANPD education program manager. She earned her nursing degree from Indiana University and spent her nursing career caring for pediatric patients in various settings and specialties. Hardacker has been in an NPD role for more than seven years, starting in the role at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) after earning her MSN at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Hardacker then served as the NPD department manager at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. She has been actively involved in her local affiliate, Indiana Association for Nursing Professional Development (IANPD), where she served on the board as secretary/treasurer for two years.


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