title: The N.Y.P.E.N. method: meeting learning needs and satisfying educational requirements.
abstract: This article describes how N.Y.P.E.N. (Nurses' Yearly Program for Educational Needs) meets nurses' learning needs and satisfies educational requirements in an 8-hour program that uses a variety of learning methods facilitated by an interdisciplinary group of instructors. Devoting an entire day (away from the nursing units) to learning sessions has proved to be a much more efficient and enjoyable alternative to the often poorly attended programs our department offered in the past. This method can be successfully adapted for any healthcare facility or agency.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barako
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nuñez
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010559:Personnel Management; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D013192:Staff Development