Professional Practice - Online Course

Note: Access to this program ends on 4/1/2026. Please complete all courses by that date. A revised version will be available for purchase under a new title: Nurse Executive Development Program.

This course will address professional development and provide recommendations for improving nursing specialty certification rates at your organization. Additionally, this course will define and delve into the different aspects of professional practice models.

Course Objectives

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of current research to validate the importance of nursing certification.
• Identify strategies to improve nursing specialty certification rates in a health care organization.
• Define the term professional practice model.
• Identify the components of a professional practice model.
• Discuss regulatory and governing bodies that influence professional practice models.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of current research to validate the importance of nursing certification.
• Identify strategies to improve nursing specialty certification rates in a health care organization.
• Define the term professional practice model.
• Identify the components of a professional practice model.
• Discuss regulatory and governing bodies that influence professional practice models.
• Describe strategies to develop professional nursing staff.