Professional Practice and Development

Contact Hours: 1.00 NCPD Hours

Learning Outcome(s):

After participating in this course, learners will be able to:

• Professional Certification and Development
  • Explain the personal, patient, and organizational value of specialty certification and ongoing professional development.
  • Identify barriers to nursing certification, and strategies for improving organizational nursing certification rates.

• Professional Practice Models and Standards
  • Define a professional practice model and identify its core components.
  • Identify regulatory and governing bodies that influence professional practice models.
  • Explain how professional practice models, shared governance, and related standards shape the nursing practice environment.

Author(s):

Lawrence A. Santiago, EdD, MSN, RN-BC, MSN, CMSRN, NE-BC, CNE

Robin M. Weingarten, MSN, PhD(c), RN, CEN