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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.
Abstract:
This final column in the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Scope and Standards department provides five exemplars of incorporation of the scope and standards into NPD practice and ends with a call to action for all NPD practitioners.
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