Authors

  1. Harper, Mary G. PhD, RN, NPDA-BC
  2. MacDonald, Ryan PhD
  3. Maloney, Patsy EdD, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CEN, NEA-BC
  4. Aucoin, Julia DNS, RN, NPD-BC

Abstract

In 2021, the Association for Nursing Professional Development commissioned a national study to examine relationships between nursing professional development (NPD) staffing and organizational outcomes and to compare NPD staffing in pediatric and adult hospitals. This report compares data from children's and adult hospitals, which indicate that children's hospitals, in general, have significantly more staffing resources, including NPD practitioners. Insufficient data were obtained to examine relationships between NPD staffing in children's hospitals and organizational outcomes.