Melanie Rainford, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Greater Philadelphia

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About me
Senior NPD Specialist at the American Nurses Enterprise • JNPD Editorial Board • NPD Core Curriculum Chapter Author • NPD Scope & Standards Contributing Author
Education
- University of pennsylvania
  2009 - 2012
  Masters of science in nursing (msn)
- The college of new jersey
  2003 - 2007
  Bachelors of science in nursing (bsn)
Experience
- Saint peter’s healthcare system
  Aug 2007 - Jul 2008
  Registered nurse
- Penn medicine, university of pennsylvania health system
  Aug 2008 - Mar 2022
  - Nursing Professional Development Specialist
    Sept 2012 - Mar 2022
  - Clinical Nurse II
    Aug 2008 - Aug 2012
- Drexel university's college of nursing and health professions
  Sept 2016 - Mar 2017
  Adjunct clinical faculty
- Association for nursing professional development (anpd)
  Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
  Leadership academy graduate
- Journal for nurses in professional development (jnpd)
  Jun 2019 - now
  Editorial board member
- Association for nursing professional development (anpd)
  Nov 2019 - Mar 2022
  Revision workgroup, nursing professional development scope & standards 4th edition
- American nurses enterprise
  Apr 2022 - now
  - Senior Nursing Professional Development Specialist
    May 2024 - now
  - Education Program Specialist
    Apr 2022 - Apr 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- Basic life support, cpr & aed
  American heart association
  Jan 2006
- Progressive care certified nurse (pccn)
  Aacn (american association of critical-care nurses)
  Jan 2012
- Nursing professional development (npd-bc)
  American nurses association
  Mar 2015
- Adult clinical nurse specialist - board certified (acns-bc)
  American nurses association
  Jan 2013
- Certified instructor, basic life support, cpr & aed
  American heart association
  Jan 2012
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Melanie Rainford, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
  Change Agent Award Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) 2017 This award is granted to a NPD practitioner who actively works to transform processes through inspiration, initiation, adoption, and sustainment of and adaption to change using project management and improvement processes at one of the following levels: patient care unit, education department, and organization.