ANPD Certification Exam Questions
with Verified Solutions
ANPD Core Curriculum - -Association for Nursing Professional Development
-Roles Of NPD Specialist - -1. Change Agent,
2.Mentor
3.Champion of Scientific Inquiry
4. Partner Practice transition
5.Advocatefor NPD specialty
6. Facilitator of learning 7. Leader
-Evidence Based Practice - -A problem solving approach to clinical decision
making. includes a systematic search and critical appraisal of evidence,
one's own clinical expertise, and patient values and preferences
-Research - -Generates Knowledge
-EBP - -Translate Knowledge
-QI - -Incorporates Knowledge
-PICOT - -Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time
-Levels of Evidence - -Provides a Hierarchy of Evidence. There are different
types of hierarchies dependent on the type of clinical question being asked.
-Level of Evidence hierarchy table for an Intervention Question - -Highest:
1.Systematic Reviews
2.Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
3.Controlled Cohort Studies
4.Uncontrolled Cohort Studies
5.Case Studies and Case Series,Descriptive Studies & QI projects
Lowest: 6. Expert Opinion
-Validity - -refers to whether the results of the study were obtained via
sound scientific methods (were there Bias and/or confounding variables?)
Does the study measure what is says it's measuring?
-Reliability - -Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same
individual over repeated testings.
Consistency of Measurement.
, -Effect Size - -A measure of the strength of the relationship between two
variables or the extent of an experimental effect.
How likely will the study results have the same effect when used in practice?
-History of NPD - -1971-ANA established a council on CE
1974- Helen Tobin published, The process of Staff Development-Components
for Change (godmother)
1975-ANA published Standards for Nursing Education and accreditation of
continuing Edcuation in Nursing.
1978- TJC required establishment of a position to oversee and coordinate
staff development
1985- Initiation of Journal for Nurses in staff development.
1992- First Specialty Nursing Certification for Nursing staff development
1998- First Staff Development Week
2000- ANA published Scope and Standards for Nursing Professional
Development
2012-NNSDO changed name to ANPD
2014- ANPD commissioned 2 national studies: 1. NPD role delineation, and 2.
NPD organization value.
2016-Nursing Professional Development Practice model-revised
-Nursing Professional Development - -A specialized nursing practice that
facilitates the professional role development and growth of nurses and other
healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to expert
-Environmental Scanning - -Definition: a form of systems thinking through
its acknowledgement that environmental trends, events emerging issues,
and wild cards impact the organizational, local, national, and global status.
NPD definition: to reveal a potential professional practice gap that warrants
an educational intervention
-Systems Thinking - -the recognition of the interdependence and
connections between components of a system.
-Adult learning - -Method of learning that emphasizes engaging the learner
by incorporating the learner's experiences in the curriculum.
-Adult Learning Theory - -An all-inclusive term that includes the collective
theories and ideas for the ways in which adults gain knowledge and learn. It
was made popular by Malcolm Knowles who believed that Adult Learning
Theory built the foundation for learning professionals to meet learning needs
in the workplace.
-6 strategies for a healthy learning environment - -Communication
with Verified Solutions
ANPD Core Curriculum - -Association for Nursing Professional Development
-Roles Of NPD Specialist - -1. Change Agent,
2.Mentor
3.Champion of Scientific Inquiry
4. Partner Practice transition
5.Advocatefor NPD specialty
6. Facilitator of learning 7. Leader
-Evidence Based Practice - -A problem solving approach to clinical decision
making. includes a systematic search and critical appraisal of evidence,
one's own clinical expertise, and patient values and preferences
-Research - -Generates Knowledge
-EBP - -Translate Knowledge
-QI - -Incorporates Knowledge
-PICOT - -Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time
-Levels of Evidence - -Provides a Hierarchy of Evidence. There are different
types of hierarchies dependent on the type of clinical question being asked.
-Level of Evidence hierarchy table for an Intervention Question - -Highest:
1.Systematic Reviews
2.Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
3.Controlled Cohort Studies
4.Uncontrolled Cohort Studies
5.Case Studies and Case Series,Descriptive Studies & QI projects
Lowest: 6. Expert Opinion
-Validity - -refers to whether the results of the study were obtained via
sound scientific methods (were there Bias and/or confounding variables?)
Does the study measure what is says it's measuring?
-Reliability - -Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same
individual over repeated testings.
Consistency of Measurement.
, -Effect Size - -A measure of the strength of the relationship between two
variables or the extent of an experimental effect.
How likely will the study results have the same effect when used in practice?
-History of NPD - -1971-ANA established a council on CE
1974- Helen Tobin published, The process of Staff Development-Components
for Change (godmother)
1975-ANA published Standards for Nursing Education and accreditation of
continuing Edcuation in Nursing.
1978- TJC required establishment of a position to oversee and coordinate
staff development
1985- Initiation of Journal for Nurses in staff development.
1992- First Specialty Nursing Certification for Nursing staff development
1998- First Staff Development Week
2000- ANA published Scope and Standards for Nursing Professional
Development
2012-NNSDO changed name to ANPD
2014- ANPD commissioned 2 national studies: 1. NPD role delineation, and 2.
NPD organization value.
2016-Nursing Professional Development Practice model-revised
-Nursing Professional Development - -A specialized nursing practice that
facilitates the professional role development and growth of nurses and other
healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to expert
-Environmental Scanning - -Definition: a form of systems thinking through
its acknowledgement that environmental trends, events emerging issues,
and wild cards impact the organizational, local, national, and global status.
NPD definition: to reveal a potential professional practice gap that warrants
an educational intervention
-Systems Thinking - -the recognition of the interdependence and
connections between components of a system.
-Adult learning - -Method of learning that emphasizes engaging the learner
by incorporating the learner's experiences in the curriculum.
-Adult Learning Theory - -An all-inclusive term that includes the collective
theories and ideas for the ways in which adults gain knowledge and learn. It
was made popular by Malcolm Knowles who believed that Adult Learning
Theory built the foundation for learning professionals to meet learning needs
in the workplace.
-6 strategies for a healthy learning environment - -Communication
