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An urban trauma center transitions its adult intensive care units to a newly revised hemodynamic monitoring protocol. During quarterly review, the quality improvement director reports that central venous pressure transducer leveling and zeroing errors occurred in 34% of monitored shifts, leading to inappropriate fluid titration orders. The lead NPD specialist collaborates with unit leadership to conduct a professional practice gap analysis. Chart audits and direct peer observations reveal that while critical care nurses can recite theoretical principles of arterial and central venous monitoring, they demonstrate wide variability in anatomical landmark identification at the phlebostatic axis and square-wave flush testing at the bedside. To design an effective continuing education offering that resolves this specific practice gap, the NPD specialist establishes an educational planning committee according to ANCC NCPD accreditation criteria. Which committee composition is strictly required to satisfy ANCC accreditation criteria?

Question 2Choose one

True or False: In nursing continuing professional development design, learning outcomes specify the measurable changes in knowledge, skills, or clinical practice that learners will demonstrate, whereas learning objectives merely outline presentation content and topics.

Question 3Choose one

An NPD practitioner is piloting a new six-week chemotherapy administration blended curriculum. After the second week, the practitioner analyzes participant quiz trends, weekly reflective journals, and mid-course simulation rubrics to adjust module pacing and offer small-group remediation. Which form of evaluation is being conducted?

Question 4Choose one

A live clinical symposium is scheduled from 0800 to 1215. The detailed agenda includes: • 0800–0815: Participant registration and administrative welcome remarks • 0815–1000: Didactic instruction on advanced stroke pathways • 1000–1015: Morning beverage break • 1015–1145: Interactive neurovascular simulation lab • 1145–1215: Facilitated question-and-answer session and activity evaluation Under ANCC NCPD criteria, how many contact hours should the Nurse Planner award for this activity?

Question 5Choose 3

Before registered nurses begin an ANCC-accredited enduring online module on oncologic emergencies, which THREE disclosures must be provided to the learners? (Select THREE)

Question 6Choose one

An NPD specialist conducts a pilot study with four representative staff nurses to determine the defensible contact hours for a newly authored asynchronous pharmacology module. Based on the completion times shown in the figure, what is the appropriate number of ANCC contact hours to award when rounding to the nearest quarter hour?

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