NPD Certification Prep Course

Program Description

This interactive live program is intended to prepare participants for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty examination in nursing professional development by increasing the participant’s foundational nursing professional development knowledge.

• Short term outcome: Upon course completion, 80% of participants will report an increase in their knowledge of the content found of American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty examination in nursing professional development.

• Long term outcome: Completed long-term follow up survey results will indicate that 85% of participants who took the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty exam in nursing professional development will report successful certification was achieved.

Pre- and Post-Course Practice Tests

Course registrants will be enrolled in the NPD Cert Prep Course pre- and post-practice tests in ANPD’s Continuing Education Center.

Participants may assess knowledge gained by comparing their post-course score with their pre-course score. In addition, the practice tests allow identification of domains as areas of focus when preparing for the certification exam. Practice test scores are provided immediately on completion of each 60-question test. Test review is available for 90 days after live course.

Target Audience

• Registered nurses preparing for the specialty certification exam in nursing

professional development (NPD), offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

• RNs desiring additional education in nursing professional development

Earn up to 14 Contact Hours

Association for Nursing Professional Development is accreditedwith distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional developmentby the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANPD is responsible for adherence to ANCC criteria for this course.

Course Completion

• Attendance of the entire course is required to obtain 12 contact hours.

Partial credit may be awarded for attendance of a single full day (Day one, 8 hours; Day two, 4 hours).

• Completion and review of the pre- & post-tests within 30 days of live course awards an additional 2 contact hours.

• Completion of online course evaluation within 30 days of the live course is required to obtain contact hour certificates.

Course Topics

This hands-on, multi-day course is

intended to increase your understanding

of nursing professional development and

help you prepare for the NPD certification

exam offered by ANCC. The curriculum

covers the major domains of practice

found on the board certification exam:

• Educational Process Standards

• Leadership

• Technology

• Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory

Standards

• Evidence-Based Practice and Research

• Program/Project Management &