NPD-BC Exam Information and Guideline
ANCC Nursing Professional Development Certification
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Exam Code: NPD-BC
Exam Name: Nursing Professional Development Board Certified (NPD-BC)
Administered by: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Format: Computer-based, multiple-choice questions (some may be unscored pretest items).
Number of Questions: 150 scored questions (+25 unscored pretest questions).
Duration: 3.5 hours.
Passing Score: Scaled score of 350/500 (exact passing percentage not disclosed).
- Educational Process Standards
- Theories Models and Principles
- Standards of NPD Practice
- Teaching/learning theories, models, and principles (eg, behaviorism, cognitive/social constructivism, educational neuroscience, learning styles, adult learning principles, learner characteristics)
- Professional development models (eg, novice-to-expert, transition to practice, performance-based competencies, clinical ladder)
- Educational Design and Delivery
- Education design process (eg, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, learning domains)
- Types of educational activities (eg, orientation, in-service, continuing education, interprofessional)
- Competency management process
- Continuing Education and Accreditation
- Process for providing continuing education (eg, contact hours, requirements)
- Managing process for continuing education credits
- Leadership
- Leadership Principles, Concepts, and Structures
- Leadership principles
- Organizational structures, principles, and concepts
- Change management
- Resource management
- Promotion of a healthy work environment (eg, physical/psychological safety, stress management, staff empowerment, work-life balance)
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion advocacy
- Applying communication, collaboration, negotiation, consultation, and conflict resolution methods
- Group facilitation (eg, interprofessional/interdisciplinary teams, focus groups, meetings)
- Professional Development
- Professional standards, certification, and credentialing
- Mentoring processes
- Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Standards
- Professional Standards and Ethics
- ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
- Organizational recognition (eg, The Joint Commission, Magnet®)
- Risk Management
- Risk-management concepts (eg, failure mode effect analysis, root cause analysis, just culture, incident reporting and escalation, incident command structures)
- Analysis of gaps in practice that indicate potential risk management issues (eg, sentinel and reportable events, audits, reporting)
- Legal and Compliance
- Legal implications (eg, sensitive information protection, copyright law, plagiarism, and intellectual property)
- Integration of legal and regulatory requirements (eg, scope of practice, federal, licensure, maintaining records) IV. Evidence-based Practice and Research
- Scholarly Inquiry
- Scholarly inquiry processes (eg, study design, data collection and interpretation)
- Processes, translation, and dissemination of research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement
- Technology
- Information Systems and Management
- Business tools (eg, document production, spreadsheets, presentation software, virtual meetings)
- Utilization of information technology systems (eg, security, databases, learning management systems, electronic health records)
- Technology Tools and Strategies
- Learning technology principles
- Teaching strategies using technology (eg, simulations, gaming, computer-based learning, virtual reality, virtual education)
- Clinical technologies (eg, smart pumps, scanners, smartphones, tablets, device integration, networking tools)
- Program/Project Management and Process Improvement
- Program/Project Management and Process Improvement
- Performance improvement and project management methodologies
- Organizational performance indicators, priorities, and trends
- Project management (eg, quality improvement, performance improvement, new product/technology implementation)
- Strategies for sustaining and maximizing outcomes