Ninety years and counting: The past, present, and future of the nursing professional development specialty

Publication Date

2019

Journal Title

J Nurses Prof Dev

Abstract

© 2019 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This article describes the long history of the specialty of nursing professional development (NPD), the founding of NPD's specialty organization, National Nursing Staff Development Organization, and the organization's transformation and growth to meet the ever-changing needs of NPD practitioners. Finally, the future of the NPD specialty is envisioned. This article provides the NPD practitioner with critical information to advocate for the specialty.

Volume Number

35

Issue Number

2

Pages

56 - 65

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Science Education

PMID

30829908

PMCID

30829908

DOI

10.1097/NND.0000000000000532

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