title: Nursing Professional Development Organizational Value Demonstration Project.
abstract: A common question nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners ask is, "How many NPD practitioners should my organization have?" This study examined correlations among facility size and structure, NPD practitioner characteristics and time in service, and organizational outcomes. Organizations with a higher rate of NPD full-time equivalents per bed had higher patient satisfaction with nurses' communication and provision of discharge instruction on their HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider and Systems) scores.
authors.affiliation: Mary G. Harper, PhD, RN-BC, is Director, Nursing Professional Development for the Association for Nursing Professional Development, Chicago, Illinois. Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN-BC, CNE, is Director Practice, Quality, and Research, UNC REX Healthcare, Raleigh, North Carolina. Joan I. Warren, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, is Independent Consultant and Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing.
authors.forename: Mary G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aucoin
authors.forename: Joan I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload