In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast , Mandi Walker, DNP, RN, NPDA-BC, NEA-BC; Sarah Gibbons, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CPN; and Danyel Germain, DNP, RN, CHSE, join host Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, and special guest co-host Jesse Scapinello, MSN, RN, to explore how technology and leadership can empower nurses and transform practice. Together, they discuss: · Strategies for integrating technology at the point of care to support clinical decision-making. · The role of nurse leader...
Jul 18, 2025•39 min
Live from the ANPD Aspire Convention in Las Vegas, this special episode of the NPD Forecast discusses the roles of the nursing professional development practitioner: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for NPD specialty, and partner for practice transitions. Hosts Stephanie Zidek, PhD, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, speak with guests Shara Rhodes, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, MEDSURG-BC, NPDA-BC®; Jenny Harsh...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast, Charlie Hawknuff, MBA, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, and Cecilia Lopez, MSN, RN, share their experience securing and implementing a grant from the American Nurses Association to support the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. Together with hosts Stephanie Zidek, PhD, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, they discuss: The meaning and impact of grants on achieving improved healthcare outco...
May 13, 2025•33 min
Nursing professional development practitioners hold a wide range of degrees at the doctoral level, from EdD to PhD to DNP, but until now, none have specialized in NPD. The Ohio State University’s new Doctor of Nursing Education program now offers an NPD track, the first of its kind in the U.S. In today’s episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast , learn the details of how this program was developed and what it can offer NPD practitioners. Tara Spalla King, PhD, RN, and Tara O’Brien, PhD, RN, CNE, dire...
Feb 21, 2025•25 min
In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast , Jose Arnold Tariga, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, NPD-BC, NE-BC, CPHQ, FFNMRCSI, an experienced internationally educated NPD practitioner, discusses how NPD practitioners can support internationally educated nurses (IENs) working in U.S. healthcare systems. Hosts Dr. Stephanie Zidek and Dr. Naomi Fox converse with him about his organization, InsightGlobal Health, whose program Grit Academy educates nurses prior to their journeys abroad. Some of the topics they ...
Dec 10, 2024•46 min
In this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast, in honor of both National Substance Use Prevention Month and National Recovery Month, hosts Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, speak with Courtney Hickey, BSN, RN, CCRN. She shares her story of becoming a nurse, struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD), and now advocating for other nurses experiencing the same challenges she had. At June's American Nurse Association (ANA) 2024 Membership Ass...
Sep 19, 2024•35 min
Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context to provide new value. This episode highlights the impactful work of Dr. Kathy...
Sep 06, 2024•47 min
Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context to provide new value. This episode features Dr. Danene Coroneos-Shannon, a Nu...
Sep 06, 2024•51 min
Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context to provide new value. This episode features Dr. Danene Coroneos-Shannon, a Nu...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context to provide new value. In this episode, we delve into the crucial role NPDs pl...
Sep 06, 2024•54 min
In this episode, Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, are joined by Dr. Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, to discuss the importance of innovation in nursing and healthcare. They delve into the critical role of nursing professional development (NPD) specialists in addressing workforce issues and improving patient outcomes, highlighting how NPDs can lead change and seek new opportunities. The discussion explores: The potential of technology, such ...
Aug 20, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Artificial intelligence (AI) and other innovative technologies are supporting the educational goals of nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners across roles. In this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast, Laura Irvin, MHL, BSN, RN, winner of the ANPD Aspire Convention Star Search competition, explains her belief that AI, specifically large language models, can help NPDs alleviate burnout. Allison Turner, RN, BSN, CCRC, NPD-BC, winner of the ANPD Aspire Convention people's choice poster...
Jun 26, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode of NPD Forecast, Naomi and Stephanie interview guests at a live podcast recording from the ANPD Aspire Convention recently held in Chicago, IL. Over 200 attendees listened and learned live about nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners who serve in unique roles. Guests’ job titles included nursing workforce development program manager from Kentucky, educator of professional practice in Qatar, NPD education program manager for a national nursing association, and a mark...
May 17, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode of NPD Forecast, Launette Woolforde, EdD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, FAAN, shares her leadership expertise and advice gained through her decades-long journey working as a nurse leader and educator. Listeners will learn about: Dr. Woolforde’s early passion for new nurse orientees and preceptors and how this led to her becoming a nursing professional development practitioner; Her long involvement in ANPD, from being an affiliate president, serving in the Scope & Standards work gr...
Mar 20, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Hear from two chapter authors, Melanie Rainford, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, and Nicole Gooding, MSHS, BN, RN, NPD-BC, and editor Mary Harper, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, FAAN, about the significance of the Core Curriculum for Nursing Professional Development, 6th Edition in this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast. This guide is an exhaustive resource and a knowledge base of the nursing professional development (NPD) specialty and provides valuable information for novice and experienced NPD professionals alike. In ...
Nov 16, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Off-shift nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners serve unique but valuable roles in the health care setting. In this episode of NPD Forecast, hosts Stephanie Zidek, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, discuss the successes and challenges of nightshift NPD work with three experts on the subject: Dorothy Chan, DNP, APN, FNP-C, NPD-BC, CEN, CCRN-K, CNEcl, and Donna DellaFemina, MSN, BSN, RN, of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center,...
Oct 31, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 7
It’s National Substance Abuse Prevention Month , and Stephanie Zidek, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, are joined on this episode of NPD Forecast by an expert on substance use disorders (SUDs)—Whitney Fear, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C, a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Fargo, North Dakota. They discuss the crucial aspects of caring for people with SUDs and supporting nurses along the way, diving into the following topics: Suboxone’s role as a life-saving me...
Oct 13, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 6
On this podcast, Naomi Fox, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN and Stephanie Zidek, MSN, RN explain their roles as NPDs to 2023 ANPD Aspire Convention keynote speaker Marcus Engel, MS, CPXP, CSP. Join in on the conversation as they speak about moments where they witnessed compassion and discuss Engel's work and guidance on how NPD practitioners can incorporate narrative principles into daily life. Plus, learn about Engel’s narrative nursing giveaway . This episode was originally shared on Engel’s podcast Com...
Sep 14, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of NPD Forecast, join hosts Naomi Fox, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, and Stephanie Zidek, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, as they converse with Kathy Casey, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, about the revised Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey and its role in assessing the experiences of graduate nurses during their transition to professional practice. Key points covered in the podcast include: · Updated AACN Essentials · Origins and evolution of the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Surv...
Jun 08, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode of NPD Forecast, Emily Read Sermersheim, DNP, MPH, RN, NPD-BC, dives deep into her role as a nursing partner for innovation and improvement at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She shares: Her passion for environmentalism and her process for creating this unique position The projects she is most excited about right now Ways any NPD practitioner can address environmental concerns through an equity lens The barriers she is experiencing as she moves forward in this spac...
May 09, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of the NPD Forecast, involved ANPD members discuss how they act to transform processes through inspiration, intuition, and expertise by participating on committees, acting as subject matter experts, and making an impact on the ANPD community. Hear stories including using an abstract rejection as a motivator for success and working your passion all the way to the president's seat. Naomi and Stephanie talk with four members, Caroline Baughman, BS, April Prunty, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, Rac...
Apr 06, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Tune into the first episode of season 2 of the NPD Forecast podcast as new hosts Stephanie Zidek, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, speak with guests Megan Koth, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Pheonix Silverlight, MSN, RN, CNL, and Greg Durkin, MEd, RN, NPDA-BC®, about the role of the NPD practitioner, as well as common challenges and best practices relative to the NPD specialty. Be sure to subscribe and visit www.anpd.org for more information....
Mar 06, 2023•47 min
In this episode, Jillian meets with Stephen McQuillan, MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC, Felicia Sadler, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB, and Elise Valdés, PhD, to explore the benefits and impact of personalized learning experiences for new graduate nurses. Visit www.anpd.org for more information. #NPDsoundbites
Dec 05, 2022•33 min
In this episode, Jillian explores the impact of animal-assisted therapy on registered nurse stress levels with Denise McNulty, DNP, RN, MS-HAS, NPD-BC, NE-BC, and Carol LaMonica-Way, MSN, RNC-OB. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathered through environmental scanning and discussing NPD implications that you can apply to your daily practice. Visit www.anpd.org for more information. #NPDsoundbites...
Nov 14, 2022•27 min
In this episode, Jillian meets with Rochelle “SLAY Queen” Hemingway, BAS, a transformational speaker who motivates and inspires others to show up authentically to #SLAY without burning out and sacrificing the most critical aspects of life—health, career, relationships, or happiness. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathered through environmental scanning and discussing NPD implications that you can apply to your daily practice. Visit www.anpd.org f...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min
In this NPD Week rapid fire podcast episode, Jillian speaks with Jessica Guenser-Onstot, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPHON, about strategies to enhance a nurse mentor program within the hospital setting. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathered through environmental scanning and discussing NPD implications that you can apply to your daily practice. Visit www.anpd.org for more information. #NPDsoundbites...
Sep 15, 2022•17 min
In this NPD Week rapid-fire episode, Jillian speaks with Faye Gardner, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, about a consolidated approach to managing new employee pre-hire data using a dashboard. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathered through environmental scanning and discussing NPD implications that you can apply to your daily practice. Visit www.anpd.org for more information. #NPDsoundbites
Sep 14, 2022•17 min
In this NPD Week rapid-fire episode, Arlyn Zilberman, MSN, RN, GERO-BC, CCRN-K, Khadeen McNeal, MSN, RN, CCRN, and Shulamit Brunswick, MSN, RN, CCRN, share critical care cross-training strategies to rapidly train nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathered through environmental scanning and discussing NPD implications that you can apply to your daily practice. Visit www.anpd.org for more information. #NPDsoundbite...
Sep 14, 2022•23 min
In this NPD Week rapid-fire episode, ambulatory NPD practitioners, Michelle Walsh, BSN, RN, Laura Dove, MSN, RN, AMB-BC, John Gonzalez, BSN, RN along with their manager, Mari Ann Lewis BSN, RN, AMB-BC, NPD-BC, share their work on developing training for over 700 interdisciplinary clinical team members to staff four major pandemic mass vaccination hubs. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathered through environmental scanning and discussing NPD impli...
Sep 14, 2022•18 min
In this NPD Week rapid-fire episode, NPD practitioners from the Clinical Research Nursing Residency Program at the National Institutes of Health— Melanie Mudd, MS, RN, NPD-BC, Joan Aaron, BSN, RN, OCN®, NPD-BC, Tyhis Coates, BSN, RN, OCN®, and Megan Mikula, BSN, RN, OCN®, NPD-BC—share how they developed and implemented a virtual simulation experience that prepared nurse residents for early sepsis management. Join Jillian Russell, MSN, RN, NPD-BC for monthly episodes analyzing information gathere...
Sep 14, 2022•30 min
