Looking Back and Looking Forward Through the Lens of the Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of

Mary G Harper1, Patsy Maloney, Jean Shinners

  • 1Mary G. Harper, PhD, RN-BC, is Director, Nursing Professional Development, 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. Jean Shinners, PhD, RN-BC, is Executive Director, Versant Center for the Advancement of Nursing, St. Petersburg, Florida.

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