{"title":"A Pipeline for Associate Degree-Prepared Nurses: A Pretransition-to-Practice Workforce Development Program.","authors":"Tiffany Montgomery, Jenny Harshman","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001238","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To support nursing workforce needs, one organization developed a novel pretransition-to-practice program to support associate's degree-prepared new graduate nurse entry into an accredited nurse residency program. The program experienced 96.7% first-year retention and a 521% return on investment through a hybrid training approach with synchronous and asynchronous training and activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remorse to Resilience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of New Graduate Nurses' Medication Errors.","authors":"Cindy Paradiso, Bernadette Amicucci, Reema Joseph","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite their best intentions, some new graduate registered nurses' first year of practice is marred by a medication error. This phenomenological study sampled (n = 10) nurses who experienced a medication error during their transition-to-practice program. The use of inductive and deductive coding revealed an array of emotions aligning with the Second Victim Syndrome framework. Nursing professional development practitioners should foster psychological safety by normalizing medication errors and supporting new graduates in their recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editor Announcement Journal for Nurses in Professional Development (JNPD) 2026 Awards.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jamie Gordon, Ann Erb, Christine Wallis, Jeanne Hlebichuk
{"title":"Come on Down, Utilizing Gamification Learning Techniques to Improve Nurse-Sensitive Outcomes.","authors":"Jamie Gordon, Ann Erb, Christine Wallis, Jeanne Hlebichuk","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001152","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"The Ultimate Nursing-Sensitive Indicator Showdown\" project aimed to enhance nursing and unlicensed personnel's knowledge and improve nursing-sensitive indicator outcomes through gamified education. The initiative focused on preventing hospital-acquired conditions. Utilizing Keller's ARCS (attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction) model, the project employed interactive games to engage participants, resulting in improved clinical practice and patient outcomes. The pilot showed positive results, supporting the expansion of this innovative educational approach sitewide.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"23-28"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145088111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adieu and Forging Ahead.","authors":"Kathleen Burke","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001212","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":"42 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145859077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating Nursing Continuing Professional Development Criteria: The Role of the Primary Nurse Planner.","authors":"Kathy Casey, Kirsten Christensen, Jody DeStigter","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001204","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":"42 1","pages":"51-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145859107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Traci Barnable, Erica Hoogestraat, Donna Hardie, Amy Anderson, Lori Meier, Kellee Dixon, Holly Thomas, Cheryl Wynn, Michael Pate, Jessica LeTexier
{"title":"Impact of In-Facility Nursing Assistant Training on CNA Retention in Long-Term Care.","authors":"Traci Barnable, Erica Hoogestraat, Donna Hardie, Amy Anderson, Lori Meier, Kellee Dixon, Holly Thomas, Cheryl Wynn, Michael Pate, Jessica LeTexier","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001155","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health care faces a shortage of direct patient care workers with a projected 3.2 million deficit by 2026. This study examined the impact of an in-facility, employer-paid nursing assistant training program to address certified nursing assistant retention in a Midwest rural health care system. Using a mixed-method retrospective cohort design, researchers compared the retention of program participants ( n = 557) and nonparticipants ( n = 3,326). Results showed program participants were retained at a 9% higher rate than those trained outside the organization.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"17-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145088151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Bonamer, Vicki D Lachman, Davis Tornabene, Teresa Tj Tremaine, Kariann Harris, Tonya S King
{"title":"Nursing Ethics Competency Validation as Support for Clinical Nurses: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Jennifer Bonamer, Vicki D Lachman, Davis Tornabene, Teresa Tj Tremaine, Kariann Harris, Tonya S King","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001154","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clinical nurses demonstrate wide variability in ethical competence, resulting in moral distress and turnover. A nursing professional development specialist led a team of experts in bioethics and nursing ethics to develop and pilot a Nursing Code of Ethics-based competency validation program on an inpatient surgical unit. Results demonstrate the value, and challenges, of focused efforts to support nurses' integration of Code-based ethics concepts into everyday nursing practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"3-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145088140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing a Preceptor Program: Theory, Frameworks, and Practical Strategies to Increase Preceptor Satisfaction and Improve Retention.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001214","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":"42 1","pages":"E1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145859060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Starting the Year With Intention Reduces Stress and Compassion Fatigue.","authors":"Jenny Harshman, Shara Rhodes","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001209","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":"42 1","pages":"49-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145859119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}