Health Care Professional Development
When caring for patients, clinical confidence and competence starts with quality education.
Building on the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s NLN designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, it is the mission of the Health Care Professional Development Program to provide innovative education experiences that inspire self-discovery, promote individual professional advancement and elevate organizational performance.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
- RN Refresher
- Nurse Manager
- Clinical Preceptor Program
- Healthcare Design and Innovation (HDI)
COURSES
- Peripheral IV Insertion and Management
- Advanced Practice Provider Preceptor Program
Mandatory CE
Continuing education is mandatory for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware RN relicensure. Please see your State Board Website for specific requirements:
MCNER
Learn more about our MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research. The Center is to serve as a model for education and research that promotes healthy weight management and the prevention and reduction of obesity-related diseases across the lifecycle.
Questions? Contact Dani Kennedy, Assistant Director, Healthcare Professional Development Program, at 610.519.4930 or dani.kennedy@villanova.edu.
Accreditation Information
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research provides Continuing Professional Education in accordance with the Prior Approval Program of the Commission on Dietetic Registration.