Professional Conference Poster Presentation: Innovative Professional Development Assignment in Nurse Practitioner...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Nurse Practitioner Training

Background:

• Traditional presentations were adapted to align with National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties competencies.
• The assignment addressed the trend toward nurse practitioner professional advancement models.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate a novel professional conference poster assignment designed for nurse practitioner students.
• To assess the development of essential dissemination and clinical scholarship skills.

Main Methods:

• A two-semester assignment involving literature review, abstract development, and digital poster presentation.
• Students created a formal presentation using a digital poster format.

Main Results:

• Most students (20/23) had no prior experience with abstract or poster development.
• Acquired skills included abstract writing (78%), biographical statement writing (87%), digital poster creation (91%), conference speaking (87%), and evidence searching (48%).

Conclusions:

• Nurse practitioner students highly rated the assignment.
• The project effectively taught dissemination skills and fostered clinical scholarship.
• The assignment met core competencies for nurse practitioner education.