ANCC NPD Certification- Revision
Questions and Answers.
ANPD Core Curriculum -
\Association for Nursing Professional Development
Roles Of NPD Specialist -
\1. Change Agent,
2.Mentor
3.Champion of Scientific Inquiry
4. Partner Practice transition
5.Advocatefor NPD specialty
6. Facilitator of learning 7. Leader
Evidence Based Practice -
\A problem solving approach to clinical decision making. includes a systematic search
and critical appraisal of evidence, one's own clinical expertise, and patient values and
preferences
Research -
\Generates Knowledge
EBP -
\Translate Knowledge
QI -
\Incorporates Knowledge
PICOT -
\Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time
Levels of Evidence -
\Provides a Hierarchy of Evidence. There are different types of hierarchies dependent
on the type of clinical question being asked.
Level of Evidence hierarchy table for an Intervention Question -
\Highest: 1.Systematic Reviews
2.Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
3.Controlled Cohort Studies
4.Uncontrolled Cohort Studies
5.Case Studies and Case Series,Descriptive Studies & QI projects
Lowest: 6. Expert Opinion
Validity -
, \refers to whether the results of the study were obtained via sound scientific methods
(were there Bias and/or confounding variables?)
Does the study measure what is says it's measuring?
Reliability -
\Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated
testings.
Consistency of Measurement.
Effect Size -
\A measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables or the extent of an
experimental effect.
How likely will the study results have the same effect when used in practice?
History of NPD -
\1971-ANA established a council on CE
1974- Helen Tobin published, The process of Staff Development-Components for
Change (godmother)
1975-ANA published Standards for Nursing Education and accreditation of continuing
Edcuation in Nursing.
1978- TJC required establishment of a position to oversee and coordinate staff
development
1985- Initiation of Journal for Nurses in staff development.
1992- First Specialty Nursing Certification for Nursing staff development
1998- First Staff Development Week
2000- ANA published Scope and Standards for Nursing Professional Development
2012-NNSDO changed name to ANPD
2014- ANPD commissioned 2 national studies: 1. NPD role delineation, and 2. NPD
organization value.
2016-Nursing Professional Development Practice model-revised
Nursing Professional Development -
\A specialized nursing practice that facilitates the professional role development and
growth of nurses and other healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to
expert
Environmental Scanning -
\Definition: a form of systems thinking through its acknowledgement that environmental
trends, events emerging issues, and wild cards impact the organizational, local,
national, and global status.
NPD definition: to reveal a potential professional practice gap that warrants an
educational intervention
Questions and Answers.
ANPD Core Curriculum -
\Association for Nursing Professional Development
Roles Of NPD Specialist -
\1. Change Agent,
2.Mentor
3.Champion of Scientific Inquiry
4. Partner Practice transition
5.Advocatefor NPD specialty
6. Facilitator of learning 7. Leader
Evidence Based Practice -
\A problem solving approach to clinical decision making. includes a systematic search
and critical appraisal of evidence, one's own clinical expertise, and patient values and
preferences
Research -
\Generates Knowledge
EBP -
\Translate Knowledge
QI -
\Incorporates Knowledge
PICOT -
\Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time
Levels of Evidence -
\Provides a Hierarchy of Evidence. There are different types of hierarchies dependent
on the type of clinical question being asked.
Level of Evidence hierarchy table for an Intervention Question -
\Highest: 1.Systematic Reviews
2.Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
3.Controlled Cohort Studies
4.Uncontrolled Cohort Studies
5.Case Studies and Case Series,Descriptive Studies & QI projects
Lowest: 6. Expert Opinion
Validity -
, \refers to whether the results of the study were obtained via sound scientific methods
(were there Bias and/or confounding variables?)
Does the study measure what is says it's measuring?
Reliability -
\Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated
testings.
Consistency of Measurement.
Effect Size -
\A measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables or the extent of an
experimental effect.
How likely will the study results have the same effect when used in practice?
History of NPD -
\1971-ANA established a council on CE
1974- Helen Tobin published, The process of Staff Development-Components for
Change (godmother)
1975-ANA published Standards for Nursing Education and accreditation of continuing
Edcuation in Nursing.
1978- TJC required establishment of a position to oversee and coordinate staff
development
1985- Initiation of Journal for Nurses in staff development.
1992- First Specialty Nursing Certification for Nursing staff development
1998- First Staff Development Week
2000- ANA published Scope and Standards for Nursing Professional Development
2012-NNSDO changed name to ANPD
2014- ANPD commissioned 2 national studies: 1. NPD role delineation, and 2. NPD
organization value.
2016-Nursing Professional Development Practice model-revised
Nursing Professional Development -
\A specialized nursing practice that facilitates the professional role development and
growth of nurses and other healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to
expert
Environmental Scanning -
\Definition: a form of systems thinking through its acknowledgement that environmental
trends, events emerging issues, and wild cards impact the organizational, local,
national, and global status.
NPD definition: to reveal a potential professional practice gap that warrants an
educational intervention
