NPD Scope and Standards of Practice
Donna Wright
Adult Learners
Education Process
Potpourri
100

Credential used by someone certified in Nursing Professional Development

What is NPD-BC

100

Donna Wright is known for this

Competency Model

100

Name a way to engage adult learners

Ask about previous experiences, provide an explanation of the why, self learning packets, provide choices for completing education or competency, Interactivity, facilitate rather than teach 

100

Used to identify gaps which may require education

Needs Assessment

100

Integration of the best research evidence , educational and clinical expertise and learner values to facilitate decision making  

Evidence Based Practice (EBP)

200

Two responsibilities filled by a NPD practitioner 

Onboarding/Orientation, Competency management, Education, Continuing Nursing Education (CNE), Interprofessional education, Professional role development, Research/EBP/QI, Collaborative partnerships

200

Knowledge, skills and abilities required in the first 6 months-1 year of employment 

Initial Competencies

200

The continual acquisition of knowledge throughout life in preparation for, and as a response to, the different roles, situations and environments encountered

Lifelong Learning

200

Tool used to write objectives that measure different levels of learning

Blooms taxonomy

200

Educator designs learning to produce desired behavior and eliminate undesired behavior (Stimulus+Response) 

What is Behaviorism?

300

NPD practitioner prepared at the graduate level in nursing and certified in NPD that develops tools, theories, skills, and knowledge to improve the healthcare practice of learners

NPD Specialist

300

The three domains of competency

Technical, Critical thinking, Interpersonal

300

 American educator know for development of the Adult Learning theory

Malcolm Knowles

300

The acronym VILT stand for this

Virtual Instructor Lead Training

300

Name 3 of the 5 Magnet Components

Transformational Leadership, Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge and Innovation, Empirical Outcomes

400

An Output of NPD Practice defined in the NPD Practice Model

Learning, Change, Professional Role Competence and Growth

400

Name 5 competency verification methods

tests/exams, return demonstration, evidence of daily work, case studies, exemplars, peer review, self assessment, discussion/reflection groups, presentations, mock events/surveys, quality improvement monitors

400

Name 2 principles of adult learning

Adults need to know why they need to learn something

Adults learn experientially

Adults approach learning as problem solving

Adults learn best when the topic is of immediate value

400

Something that follows, is the result of, or the consequence of an educational program 

Outcome

400

Each Person's learning depends on self-direction, self-evaluation, self-concept, self-discovery, and internal motivations. 

What is Humanism

500

NPD role in which the NPD practitioner works to transform processes through inspiration, initiation, adoption, sustainment of and adaptation to change.

Change Agent

500

Name 3 things to consider when identifying annual competencies 

New procedures, policies, equipment and intiatives

Changes in procedures, policies, equipment and initiatives

High risk aspects of the job

Problematic aspects of the job

Regulatory requirements

500

Another name for adult learning 

Andragogy

500

Association which sets criteria for Nursing Continuing Professional Development

ANCC

500

The relative value of a program or project based on a cost and net benefit ratio

Return on Investment (ROI)

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