
0122-8_SHSO_Nursing Symposium_Role of the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner_EM
Session Description
Sutter Health nurses continue to demonstrate their passion for finding creative, evidence-based ways to promote health and healing. This one-day symposium is designed to engage and inform nurses in all roles and care settings with evidence-based, invigorating, useful, and actionable content.
The focus of this session is on Role of the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (aka Nurse Educator). Explore the role and impact of Nursing Professional Development Practitioners, including how nurses enter this role, the Nursing Professional Development practice model, and ways educators promote safety and service excellence across our system.
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Nurse, Registered (RN)
Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
1. Define the role of Nursing Professional Development Practitioner (educator) as outlined by ANPD
2. Describe the impact of the NPD on evidence-based clinical care
3. Illustrate how nurse educators optimize maintenance of Centers for Excellence certification and regulatory requirements
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Role of the Nursing Professional Development Practitioner: AKA Nurse Educator
Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):
Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:
- Gatewood, E., Broholm, C., Herman, J., & Yingling, C. (2019). Making the invisible visible: Implementing an implicit bias activity in nursing education. Journal of Professional Nursing;35(6): 447-451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.03.004; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S8755722319300420
- Vora, S., Dahlen, B., Adler, M., Kessler, D., Jones, V., Kimble, S. & Calhoun, A. (2021). Recommendations and guidelines for the sue of simulation to address structural racism and implicit bias. Simulation in Healthcare;16(4): 275-284. DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000591. https://journals.lww.com/simulationinhealthcare/Fulltext/2021/08000/Recommendations_and_Guidelines_for_the_Use_of.8.aspx
Additional Information: https://sutterhealth.sharepoint.com/sites/MySutter/SitePages/Clinical/Nursing/RNSymposium.aspx
Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest
No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.
– Provider Designee/Verification: Kerri Maya, PhD(c), MSL, RN, NPD-BC
Cathy Leon, BSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC
Robin Lewis, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Mary Spelis, RN, MS, NPD-BC
Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement
Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Hours for non-physicians and 0.50 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Other Disciplines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
Available Credit
- 0.50 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
- 0.50 ANCC
Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Sutter Health designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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