Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities
Abstract
Over the past decade, nursing professional development practitioners (NPDPs) have advanced efforts to measure the economic impact of educational activities. This sixth article reviews recent literature, updates the Known Cost of Outcomes table, and explores how generative artificial intelligence can support economic impact analysis. Despite pandemic setbacks, the authors urge NPDPs to measure, validate, and publish financial outcomes. Through publishing, NPDPs will collectively demonstrate the economic impact and value of NPD programming, gaining and maintaining support for NPD resources.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
Nursing education and management
Cultural Competency in Health Care
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Publication date
- 10 June 2026
- Language
- EN