Maloney Patsy, Woolforde Launette
Patsy Maloney, EdD, RN-BC, MSN, MA, NEA-BC, is Senior Lecturer, University of Washington Tacoma. Launette Woolforde, EdD, DNP, RN-BC, is Vice President, Nursing Education & Professional Development, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York.
J Nurses Prof Dev. 2019 Mar/Apr;35(2):56-65. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000532.
This article describes the long history of the specialty of nursing professional development (NPD), the founding of NPD's specialty organization, National Nursing Staff Development Organization, and the organization's transformation and growth to meet the ever-changing needs of NPD practitioners. Finally, the future of the NPD specialty is envisioned. This article provides the NPD practitioner with critical information to advocate for the specialty.
本文介绍了护理专业发展（NPD）这一专业的悠久历史、NPD专业组织——国家护理人员发展组织的创立，以及该组织为满足NPD从业者不断变化的需求而进行的转型与发展。最后，展望了NPD专业的未来。本文为NPD从业者提供了倡导该专业的关键信息。
