Joyce H Cadorette, Mary K McCurry, Rayna M Letourneau, Jennifer Dunbar Viveiros
{"title":"Attributes of Employment Important to Prelicensure and Newly Licensed Nurses for Recruitment and Retention.","authors":"Joyce H Cadorette, Mary K McCurry, Rayna M Letourneau, Jennifer Dunbar Viveiros","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001171","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Recruiting and retaining new-to-practice registered nurses (RNs) is critical for workforce development. It is important to identify attributes of employment important to new-to-practice RNs. A secondary analysis of the Job Factor Survey data from 100 new-to-practice RNs and 40 prelicensure nursing students was analyzed. Key factors included onboarding, career development, encouragement, and salary. Understanding these attributes can guide nurse leaders and organizations in developing strategies for recruitment and retention.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"91-95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145024795","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}
Kristie Coleman, Jennifer Bonamer, Calli Benham, Taylor Szmania, Kaylyn Williams
{"title":"Standardization of Evidence-Based Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion, Assessment, and Maintenance Practices on a Medical-Surgical Unit: A Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Kristie Coleman, Jennifer Bonamer, Calli Benham, Taylor Szmania, Kaylyn Williams","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001206","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A quality improvement project to standardize peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, maintenance, and documentation was implemented with the goal of aligning with professional standards for peripheral intravenous catheter removal as clinically indicated. The project team included nursing professional development roles, content experts, and clinical nurses and engaged learners with multimodal strategies including interactive education and competency validation. Nurses successfully adopted practices to align with professional standards and increased dwell time without an increase in related bloodstream infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"74-80"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783576","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}
Leah Korkis, Bobbi Martin, Ronda LaVigne, Maria W O'Rourke
{"title":"Building Professional Role Clarity Into Transition to Practice: Real-Time Integration of Theory, Evidence, and System's Thinking.","authors":"Leah Korkis, Bobbi Martin, Ronda LaVigne, Maria W O'Rourke","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001189","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The transition from academia to practice requires new nurses to integrate knowledge, competence, and professional role expectations within complex systems. This manuscript describes a nurse residency program redesigned using the Professional Role Identity Formation Theory, evidence-based competencies, and systems thinking. Through phased learning and structured preceptor support, the program facilitated real-time application of theory to practice, strengthening clinical judgment and professional formation while advancing competency-based readiness for independent nursing practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"96-100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146068418","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":"Introducing the New Executive Director of the Association for Nursing Professional Development.","authors":"Jenny Harshman, Shara Rhodes","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001217","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001217","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"111-112"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146127237","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 Professional Development Through the Strategic Integration of Artificial Intelligence as a Core Competency.","authors":"Johanna Stiesmeyer","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001223","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001223","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"109-110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146144581","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":"Improving New Graduate Nurse Retention: Nurse Relocation Program.","authors":"Jennifer Childress, Margaret Ashlie Cassidy","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001202","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The healthcare organization identified a problem of newly graduated nurses not finding the right fit based on the original unit of hire. This led to the creation of a nurse relocation program. Program design includes offering the nurse additional support and an avenue to explore other units within the organization when initial unit selection is not a good match. The program supports nursing retention and organizational cost savings.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"81-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145402773","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}
Mary G Harper, Patsy Maloney, Ryan MacDonald, Kendall Young, Johnathan Liechty Colón, Armesse J Randolph-Cheney
{"title":"Relationships Among Nursing Professional Development Department Processes and Publicly Reported Outcomes.","authors":"Mary G Harper, Patsy Maloney, Ryan MacDonald, Kendall Young, Johnathan Liechty Colón, Armesse J Randolph-Cheney","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001201","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As hospital systems proliferate, research is needed to identify ideal nursing professional development (NPD) structures and processes to ensure optimal efficiencies and outcomes. Organizational participatory research was used to examine the level at which NPD processes are implemented and its relationships to publicly reported outcomes. Results indicated wide variability in NPD process implementation, many of which were significantly correlated with positive organizational and patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"58-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145402775","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":"Onboarding Advanced Practice Clinicians: A Theoretically Informed Framework.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001229","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":"42 2","pages":"E2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286183","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":"Artificial Intelligence-Powered Multisource Feedback: What If Feedback Wrote Itself?","authors":"Leodoro J Labrague","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001216","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"101-103"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146100980","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":"42 2","pages":"57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286180","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}