The Valuable Role of Off-Shift NPDs NPD Forecast

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, and Hannah Christophersen, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, SCRN, of Allina Health System. Rich discussion on the importance of this role covered the following topics and more:
Unique experiences as off-shift NPD practitioners The role shifts between working nights versus days as an NPD The most pressing needs during nightshift Fun approaches to nightshift work, from glowsticks to mannequins The challenges of nurse transition to nightshift What’s most rewarding about working the off-shift Advice for future off-shift NPD practitioners  

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