Building a Business Technology Foundation to Elevate the Future of a System Nursing Education and Professional Development Department.

Nursing professional development practitioners must be competent in business software applications to work at the top of their scope. However, there are no software application standards, resulting in a lack of clarity about competence. Individuals may believe they are well versed in an application, fail to seek education, and miss essential features. Nursing professional development practitioners can elevate their technological literacy significantly through a targeted technology self-assessment and peer-taught live course series.

Hackathons: Practical Problem-Solving for Nurse Educators.

ABSTRACT: In looking for solutions to an organizational problem, the nursing education and professional development department at a large midwestern health care system used a novel approach-the hackathon. To align with Healthy People 2030 priorities and the health care system's strategic plan, the hackathon topics focused on community service opportunities relating to social determinants of health (SDOH). The goal of the hackathon was to find the most innovative strategy for SDOH education in a limited time frame. The teams of nurses that took part in the hackathon brainstormed, drafted, and rapidly refined a solution, then pitched their ideas to an expert panel. Each pitch was scored on feasibility, SDOH connection, creativity, sustainability, and potential nurse engagement. Three unique programming options emerged by the end of the event. The winning pitch was a peer-to-peer social media strategy engaging adolescents in health and wellness topics.

Leveraging an Interprofessional Continuing Education Approach to Empower Preceptors.

In July 2022, a large multi-state health care organization received Joint Accreditation, making the organization one of the elite 150 organizations internationally. Joint Accreditation offers continuing education using one succinct accreditation process. Interprofessional continuing education versus a siloed continuing education approach is essential in providing high-quality patient care and improving organizational outcomes. Completing a comprehensive needs assessment led to discovering potential educational opportunities and awareness that precepting interprofessional teams was an opportunity for interprofessional continuing education. This column will discuss how nursing professional development practitioners in the health care system with Joint Accreditation can address the need for interprofessional preceptor development. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2023;54(7):293-296.].

Interprofessional Collaboration: A Model for Nurse Executives to Follow to Support Magnet® Designation.

This case study reveals how 1 organization moved beyond traditional professional boundaries to achieve Magnet recognition.