NPD Forecast

NPD Forecast

Join Stephanie Zidek, PhD, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, your personal environmental scanning forecasters, for NPD Forecast, a podcast that analyzes information gathered through environmental scanning and discusses NPD implications that you can apply to your daily practice. Visit www.anpd.org for more information.

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August 31, 2026 • 45 mins

In this episode of NPD Forecast, recorded live at ANPD headquarters in Chicago, hosts Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, and Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, welcome Lauren Baumhardt, BSN, RN, and Gabrielle Brod Nytes, MSN, RN, PCCN, NPD-BC, of Loyola Medicine's new graduate nurse residency program. Together, they explore how nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners support new gra...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast: Quick Doses of NPD miniseries, ANPD Program Manager Sarah Hardacker discusses the role of the NPD practitioner as a champion for inquiry and explores the current and future state of evidence-based practice (EBP).

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May 26, 2026 • 62 mins

In this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast, which was recorded live at ANPD Aspire Conference, guests Kim Ashe, BSN, MSN, Linda Bub, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, NPD-BC, Amy Hu, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, and Ambra Starr, RN, BSN, dive into mentorship and the value it holds for both nurses and nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners. Drawing from their experiences—on both sides of the mentor an...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast, guests Mary Smith, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NC-BC, AMB-BC, C-EFM, CCE, Jo-Ann Robison, DNP, APN-BC, RNC-OB, NPD-BC, and Arisha Chase, MSN-Ed, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN, discuss the value and process of earning nursing professional development certification in recognition of Read more

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast: Quick Doses of NPD miniseries, Grace Carcich and Gracie Holmberg discuss the PrimE Academy, a virtual learning community created to support Prime Healthcare's nationwide network of hospitals. They share how the platform evolved from pandemic-era COVID-19 training into a comprehensive virtual learning environment offering education and resources across multiple care settings.

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In this episode of NPD Forecast: Quick Doses of NPD miniseries, Ashley Simpson joins the conversation to discuss throughput education and collaborative partnerships, as well as technology in nursing professional development. Ashley shares insights from her work overseeing multiple surgical units and describes how QR code resources and microlearning tools are being used to support nursing staff at the point of c...

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In this episode of NPD Forecast, Annie Johnson kicks off our Quick Doses of NPD miniseries to discuss the throughput education by sharing her work that strengthens staff responses to a medical emergency code. Johnson shares insights from the "Shock and Awe" project, an initiative focused on improving nurses' performance during codes and increasing adherence to American Heart Association (AHA) metrics by using i...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast, Amy Trueblood, senior director of leadership development at AONL, joins our hosts to explore how collaboration between nurse leaders and nursing professional development (NPD) specialists can drive meaningful change in today's complex healthcare environment. Drawing from her experience developing leadership programming—and from past roles navigating care delive...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast, Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN; Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC; and guests Liz Cambier, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, and Mary Smith, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NC-BC, AMB-BC, C-EFM, CCE, come together to celebrate Nursing Professional Development Week by sharing their personal journeys into the NPD role.

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July 18, 2025 • 39 mins

In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast, Mandi Walker, DNP, RN, NPDA-BC, NEA-BC; Sarah Gibbons, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CPN; and Danyel Germain, DNP, RN, CHSE, join host Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, and special guest co-host Jesse Scapinello, MSN, RN, to explore how technology and leadership can empower nurses and transform practice.

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Live from the ANPD Aspire Convention in Las Vegas, this special episode of the NPD Forecast discusses the roles of the nursing professional development practitioner: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, advocate for NPD specialty, and partner for practice transitions.

Hosts Stephanie Zidek, PhD, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast, Charlie Hawknuff, MBA, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, and Cecilia Lopez, MSN, RN, share their experience securing and implementing a grant from the American Nurses Association to support the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.

Together with hosts Stephanie Zidek, PhD, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, they discuss:

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Nursing professional development practitioners hold a wide range of degrees at the doctoral level, from EdD to PhD to DNP, but until now, none have specialized in NPD. The Ohio State University's new Doctor of Nursing Education program now offers an NPD track, the first of its kind in the U.S.

In today's episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast, learn the details of how this program was develope...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast Podcast, Jose Arnold Tariga, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, NPD-BC, NE-BC, CPHQ, FFNMRCSI, an experienced internationally educated NPD practitioner, discusses how NPD practitioners can support internationally educated nurses (IENs) working in U.S. healthcare systems. Hosts Dr. Stephanie Zidek and Dr. Naomi Fox converse with him about his organization, InsightGlobal Health, whose program ...

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In this episode of the NPD Forecast podcast, in honor of both National Substance Use Prevention Month and National Recovery Month, hosts Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, speak with Courtney Hickey, BSN, RN, CCRN. She shares her story of becoming a nurse, struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD), and now advocating for other nurses experiencing the s...

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September 6, 2024 • 47 mins

Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context ...

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September 6, 2024 • 51 mins

Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context ...

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September 6, 2024 • 64 mins

Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context ...

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September 6, 2024 • 54 mins

Over the last few years, ANPD has released several podcasts featuring valuable expert voices. As a special gift for listeners this NPD Week, we — Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, NPD Forecast podcast hosts — recorded intros to four of our favorite episodes from 2022 that were also highly favored by listeners. We share our reflections along with additional context ...

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August 20, 2024 • 42 mins

In this episode, Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, are joined by Dr. Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, to discuss the importance of innovation in nursing and healthcare. They delve into the critical role of nursing professional development (NPD) specialists in addressing workforce issues and improving patient outcomes, highlighting how NPDs can lead change and seek ...

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