{"title":"Leveraging the NPD Standards for Magnet and Pathway Leadership.","authors":"Gen Guanci","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001215","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"113-115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146121080","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":"Nursing Redefined: Our Alignment is Our Identity.","authors":"Harper Mary G","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001222","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"55-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146144626","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":"Advancing Leadership Engagement Through Structured Monthly Nurse Residency Program Collaboration Forums.","authors":"Tara Little, Abigail Allen, Dana Garcher","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001218","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health systems increasingly rely on strong transition-to-practice support for early-career nurses. This article describes how a community-based academic medical center improved Nurse Residency Program (NRP) effectiveness by implementing structured Monthly NRP Manager Forums to enhance leader engagement, communication, and alignment. The model strengthened curriculum relevance and improved responsiveness to nurse resident needs. Survey results demonstrated higher-than-benchmark leader perceptions. This approach offers a replicable strategy for advancing NRP impact and early-career nurse retention.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":" ","pages":"104-108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146144637","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}
Debra Zeman, Mary Hagle, Marilyn Meyer Bratt, Colleen Lawlor Eckert, Florine Ndakuya-Fitzgerald
{"title":"Erratum: Organizational and Practice Outcomes of a Post-Baccalaureate Registered Nurse Residency Program.","authors":"Debra Zeman, Mary Hagle, Marilyn Meyer Bratt, Colleen Lawlor Eckert, Florine Ndakuya-Fitzgerald","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":"42 2","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286192","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}
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":1.0,"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":1.0,"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":1.0,"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":"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}
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":1.0,"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}