Monday, February 22, 2016

ANPD & the Virginia Henderson e-Repository


ANPD is now a prominent contributor to the Virginia Henderson International e-Repository. The Henderson Repository is the only resource of its kind, dedicated exclusively to sharing works created by and for nurses. It is an open-access digital academic and clinical scholarship service that freely collects, preserves and disseminates full-text nursing research and evidence-based practice materials. Items of importance to the NPD specialty will be added in an ongoing basis under the direction of the ANPD Board of Directors.

Learn more here.

Monday, February 8, 2016

ANCC Update

ANCC Announces Required Disclosures in Provision of Educational Content

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) recently released a document identifying disclosures that must be communicated to learners prior to the provision of the educational content in live activities, and in enduring materials, the disclosures must be visible to learners prior to the start of the educational content.
A summary of the requirements that must be communicated to learners includes:
  • Accreditation statement of provider responsible for educational activity
  • Requirements to receive contact hours, including that criteria that will be used to award the contact hours
  • Any conflicts of interest — absent or present — regarding individuals in a position to influence content
  • Any commercial support, if applicable
  • An expiration date, if applicable, of enduring materials
  • Joint providership between the provider and any other organization that has helped plan activity content

Read the full report