Throughputs
The Valuable Role of Off-Shift NPDs
October 31, 2023 — Dorothy Chan, DNP, APN, FNP-C, NPD-BC, CEN, CCRN-K, CNEcl
Hannah Christophersen, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, SCRN
Donna DellaFemina, MSN, BSN, RN
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Off-shift nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners serve unique but valuable roles in the health care setting. In this episode of NPD Forecast, hosts Stephanie Zidek, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, and Naomi Fox, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, discuss the successes and challenges of nightshift NPD work with three experts on the subject: Dorothy Chan, DNP, APN, FNP-C, NPD-BC, CEN, CCRN-K, CNEcl, and Donna DellaFemina, MSN, BSN, RN, of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center, and Hannah Christophersen, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, SCRN, of Allina Health System. Rich discussion on the importance of this role covered the following topics and more:
- Unique experiences as off-shift NPD practitioners
- The role shifts between working nights versus days as an NPD
- The most pressing needs during nightshift
- Fun approaches to nightshift work, from glowsticks to mannequins
- The challenges of nurse transition to nightshift
- What’s most rewarding about working the off-shift
- Advice for future off-shift NPD practitioners
Thanks to Elsevier for sponsoring this podcast.
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Dorothy Chan, DNP, APN, FNP-C, NPD-BC, CEN, CCRN-K, CNEcl
Professional Development Educator, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center
Dorothy Chan is currently a professional development educator at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center. Chan has worked as an educator for six years, promoting staff professional development and competent skilled nursing care by providing continuing education and inservices. She has been a nurse for 13 years and a nurse practitioner for nine years, with experience in emergency medicine, family medicine, and telemetry, with specialty certifications in a multitude of areas.
Hannah Christophersen, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN, SCRN
Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, Allina Health System
Hannah Christophersen serves as a nursing professional development practitioner for Allina Health System in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. At Allina Health, she and her team support the professional development of over 14,000 nursing team members across acute care inpatient, ambulatory, and specialty settings. Prior to this new role, Christophersen facilitated critical care orientation for seven years.
Donna DellaFemina, MSN, BSN, RN
Night Educator, Hackensack Meridian Health
Donna DellaFemina has been a nurse for 18 years, with experience in telemetry, burn ICU- adult/pediatric, and ER trauma level I and II- adult/pediatric. She also has a background in management, with experience as assistant manager of the cardiac manager, and acting manager for almost two years, along with cross-covering the EP lab.
DellaFemina joined professional development almost one year ago as the night educator at Hackensack Meridian Health. She works between Old Bridge Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center, where she covers all units.