PTAP Accreditation Standards and Journey

February 21, 2024

This presentation will provide talking points for accreditation that coordinators can bring back to their leadership and the standards, steps, and resources that coordinators need to get started and prepare their programs. The second half of the presentation is from PTAP accredited NRP Coordinators who will be sharing tips, tools for staying organized, and their experiences with the PTAP accreditation and re-accreditation process.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  

  • Identify the benefits of having an accredited transition to practice program (TTP).

  • Describe the PTAP standards for TTP programs

  • Describe the process for obtaining accreditation for a TTP program.

  • Describe methods to plan, prepare, and organize through the various stages of the PTAP accreditation process.

  • Identify Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) resources.

  • Describe lessons learned from PTAP accreditation process.

Additional Information

AttachmentSize
PDF icon Helpful Tips for Users - Vizient CE System.pdf134.66 KB
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
02/21/2024
Course expires: 
04/21/2024
Event starts: 
02/21/2024 - 12:00pm CST
Event ends: 
02/21/2024 - 1:00pm CST
Add to calendar: 

Faculty

Planning Committee

Brittany Beckmann, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
NRP Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient Inc.

Meg Ingram, MSN, RN 
Sr Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Kelly Gallagher, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing Programs
Vizient Inc.


Dana Garcher, MS, RN 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Vickie Adams, MSN, RN, NPD-BC 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Lindsay Ross, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc. 
 
Kaile Crawford, MSN, RN, NPD-BC 
Sr. Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc.
 

Faculty

Sheryl Cosme, DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Director, PTAP and APPFA programs
American Nurses Credentialing Center

Cheryl Nazal, MS, APRN-CNS, NPD-BC, NE-BC, ACNS-BC
Regional Manager of Nursing Development Programs 
Program Director, Loyola Medicine New Graduate Nurse Residency Program
Loyola Medicine
 

 

Disclosure

As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
FDA Off-Label Use
 
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
 
Disclosure Statements
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 

Designation Statement(s) 

Nurses (CNE)

 
This activity is designated for 1.00 contacts hours.
 
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.00 contact hours. 
 
 
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation.  Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
Please login or register to take this course.

 

If the "Register/Take Course" tab is displayed instead of the "Obtain Credit" tab, you must first login in order to proceed with the credit claim process.
 
Select the “Obtain Credit” button to access the activity evaluation and to claim CE Credit.