title: Our Role as Advocate for the Nursing Professional Development Specialty.
authors.affiliation: Mary G. Harper, PhD, RN-BC, is Director, Nursing Professional Development for the Association for Nursing Professional Development, Chicago, Illinois. Patsy Maloney, EdD, MSN, MA, RN-BC, NEA-BC, is Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, University of Washington Tacoma.
authors.forename: Mary G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Patsy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maloney
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends