The N.Y.P.E.N. method: meeting learning needs and satisfying educational requirements.

This article describes how N.Y.P.E.N. (Nurses' Yearly Program for Educational Needs) meets nurses' learning needs and satisfies educational requirements in an 8-hour program that uses a variety of learning methods facilitated by an interdisciplinary group of instructors. Devoting an entire day (away from the nursing units) to learning sessions has proved to be a much more efficient and enjoyable alternative to the often poorly attended programs our department offered in the past. This method can be successfully adapted for any healthcare facility or agency.