Nursing Professional Development Advanced – Board Certified
The Nursing Professional Development Advanced – Board Certified (NPDA-BC) is a certification program that acknowledges the professional achievement of a nursing professional development specialist who fulfills all NPD roles and responsibilities while demonstrating adherence to professional practice and performance standards.
Certification
About the NPDA-BC
NPDA-BC certification assesses the knowledge and skills of a nursing professional development specialist with at least 5 years experience. Earning the NPDA-BC demonstrates commitment to accountability to the healthcare consumer/partner through the promotion of learning, change and professional role competence and growth of healthcare personnel.
Eligibility
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A current, unrestricted RN license in state or country of practice.
Have a master’s or higher degree in nursing or related field or the demonstrated equivalent from another country. If the graduate degree is in a related field, the baccalaureate degree must be in nursing.
Hold an accredited certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD) demonstrating entry level NPD knowledge and skills.
Have a minimum of 4,000 hours of active practice at the nursing professional development specialist level in the last 5 years. NPD practice settings include any practice or learning environment.
Overview
NPDA-BC Portfolio Overview
The NPDA-BC Professional Portfolio is a mechanism for demonstrating advanced levels of knowledge and skills in nursing professional development. The portfolio is a peer-reviewed mechanism for demonstrating fulfillment of each NPD role and responsibility and application of NPD specialist competencies. Activities in the portfolio go beyond routine, entry-level practice, and challenge applicants to contribute to the art and science of nursing at an advanced level.
Applicants will submit a portfolio that contains their three exemplars and three responsibility activity tables utilizing a unique project or activity for each submission:
o Three exemplars demonstrating advanced NPD practice within the past five years each exemplar must cover one of the six NPD responsibility
o Three responsibility activity tables providing evidence demonstrating advanced NPD practice in each of the responsibilities not covered in the required exemplars
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NPDA-BC Certification
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NPDA-BC Candidate Timeline Tip Sheet
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