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04/22/2026

Bon Secours Mercy Health shows how digitizing its clinical ladder program transformed participation, retention, and executive visibility into key quality outcomes.

The impact speaks for itself:
✅ Clinical ladder participation jumped from

04/22/2026

Tomorrow, we're sharing practical takeaways to transform your professional development processes.

Clinical ladders play a critical role in professional growth—but only when they are designed for clarity, engagement, and impact.

Join us tomorrow, April 23 (12–1pm ET) for a peer led discussion with experienced nursing leaders who have successfully transitioned their clinical ladders to digital:

• Dr. Opeyemi Blessing, DNP, RN, CCRN, CPPS, System Associate Director of Nursing Excellence, NYC Health + Hospitals
• Jan Smith, MSN, RN, CPAN, ABPANC, Professional Practice Coordinator, Prisma Health

Moderated by Larissa Africa, MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions, StaffGarden by Ascend Learning.

The conversation will focus on:
• Gaining executive alignment and buy in
• Designing ladders that advance organizational priorities
• Driving consistent participation and sustained momentum

👉 Join the conversation: https://hubs.la/Q04cY13D0

04/20/2026

Join us this spring for StaffGarden’s Nursing Leadership Exchange Forum— a two part webinar series created for nursing executives and professional development leaders seeking practical, peer driven insight.

These virtual forums bring leaders together for candid discussion, shared experience, and strategies that can be applied immediately within your organization.

Upcoming Sessions:
April 23 | Digital Clinical Ladder Transformation: Practical Takeaways

Hear from nursing leaders actively leading digital clinical ladder initiatives, including:
• Dr. Opeyemi Blessing, DNP, RN, CCRN, CPPS, System Associate Director of Nursing Excellence, NYC Health + Hospitals
• Jan Smith, MSN, RN, CPAN, ABPANC, Professional Practice Coordinator, Prisma Health
• Moderated by Larissa Africa, MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions (HWS) and StaffGarden, by Ascend Learning

👉 Reserve your seat for Digital Clinical Ladder Transformation: https://hubs.la/Q04czl730

May 12 | Magnet® Leadership: Modern Models with Less Burden

Explore how nursing and operational leaders are reimagining Magnet® culture to reduce administrative burden while strengthening engagement and readiness.
Each session is designed to be interactive, discussion driven, and grounded in real world practice.

👉 Reserve your seat for Magnet® Leadership: Modern Models with Less Burden: https://hubs.la/Q04czhJ00

04/17/2026

Thank you to everyone who connected with us at the ANCC Professional Development & Practice Summit! Here are the highlights:

PDP Summit reinforced what NPD and Magnet leaders already know: organizations need less manual work and more meaningful insight to sustain Magnet®, accreditation, and clinical excellence.

StaffGarden is proud to support this work with our Nursing Excellence solution, helping teams:
• Streamline Magnet® and designation documentation
• Maintain audit ready confidence year round
• Reduce variability of care while supporting staff growth

See how your organization can centralize competencies, career advancement, and professional development data with a personalized consultation at https://hubs.la/Q04cgfRL0.

Special thanks to everyone who joined our Solution Showcase and to the NPD community advancing the future of nursing practice every day!

04/14/2026

Join us tomorrow at the ANCC Professional Development & Practice Summit (PDP Summit) for our Solution Showcase in Palm A-F!

Tina Cheek, MSN, RN, NPD BC, CHCP, NEA BC and Kyle Wollman will be showcasing in-depth how NPD and Magnet leaders across the country are already reducing administrative burden, gaining real time insight, and sustaining excellence with fewer manual processes.

This session is designed for NPD, Magnet®, and nursing education leaders who are looking to:
• Reduce the administrative burden of Magnet® and ANCC reporting
• Replace fragmented tools with centralized, audit ready workflows
• Support excellence at scale without the spreadsheets and binders

Can’t make it? Stop by Booth #8 to get a walkthrough of our platform’s capabilities and start gaining real-time insight into your organization’s professional development, competencies, and outcomes at scale.

04/09/2026

At the ANCC Professional Development & Practice Summit, StaffGarden will be showcasing digital competency management, intelligent clinical ladders, and professional development— all in one integrated workforce strategy.

We’ll be at Booth #8, from April 14–17, where you can see firsthand how our Nursing Excellence solution helps streamline Magnet® and ANCC work with centralized, designation ready data and real time visibility.

Plus, join our Senior Clinical Professional Development Specialist Tina Cheek MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP, NEA-BC and Kyle Wollman at our Solution Showcase on Wednesday, April 15 from 12:15-12:45 PM in Palm A-F.

We’ll be discussing how creating line-of-sight into engagement, competency, and potential enables more meaningful advancement, readiness, and belonging across the career lifecycle, without any added administrative burden.

If you’re ready to transform your organization’s clinical excellence, let’s connect at ANCC PDP Summit 2026!

04/07/2026

What happens when professional development is standardized, digitized, and built by nurses, for nurses?

OhioHealth answered that question with a systemwide professional development program designed to create equitable access to growth across care sites, shifts, and roles. The results speak for themselves:

✅ Standardized opportunities across 17+ care sites
✅ Strong early engagement in year one, with momentum continuing to build
✅ 50+ site champions driving adoption and consistency
✅ Real-time visibility that helps leaders align development with strategy

This is what it looks like when technology turns professional growth into a shared, scalable experience.

Read how OhioHealth is expanding opportunity and rethinking nurse development → https://hubs.la/Q049N4850

04/03/2026

A huge thank‑you to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and everyone who stopped by booth 1057, joined our presentation with Texas Health Resources, or connected with us throughout .

We've brought together some of the most requested resources from , so you can explore, share, and take the next steps at your own pace. Check it out: https://hubs.la/Q0499BVM0

The passion and dedication that we saw from the nurse leaders driving meaningful change in healthcare this year is truly inspiring.

03/30/2026

“What data do we have that informs us of new graduate nurse competencies and gaps? We need to look at leveraging technology so that we can be more efficient in our education and onboarding.”

Larissa Africa, VP of Healthcare Workforce Solutions at StaffGarden by Ascend Learning shares her perspective on elevating nurse leaders and strengthening nursing teams in the latest episode of the American Hospital Association podcast.

It’s also a preview of the themes she’ll expand on at .

She’ll be part of our Sunrise Seminar with Texas Health Resources tomorrow, March 31st from 7:00–8:00 AM, where you’ll get an inside look at how technology‑enabled Clinical Ladder Programs and peer feedback processes drive continuous engagement, retention, and excellence.

Heading to AONL ? Stop by our session and meet Larissa in person!

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://hubs.la/Q046Pjdz0

03/27/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at !
Bon Secours Mercy Health’s session on modernizing clinical ladders sparked meaningful conversations about transparency, engagement, and sustainable workforce development.

Those who stopped by our booth got a firsthand look at how StaffGarden helps organizations streamline competencies, standardize development programs, and generate the workforce insights that move teams forward.

We’re grateful for an outstanding week with the Association of Nursing Professional Development and look forward to continuing the work together.

Schedule a free consultation with our healthcare workforce development experts and learn how you can drive workforce efficiencies, inspire engagement in career development, and achieve clinical standards of excellence today at https://hubs.ly/Q048Grhr0.

03/24/2026

We’re live at ! Come find us at Booth 601.
Looking forward to tomorrow morning’s Sunrise Seminar at 7:30am: Modernizing a Clinical Ladder Program to Achieve Sustainable Outcomes.

Larissa Africa, VP of Healthcare Workforce Solutions at StaffGarden by Ascend Learning and Bon Secours Mercy Health will be discussing how a system‑wide, technology‑enabled approach modernized their Clinical Ladder Program and delivered sustainable outcomes for their teams.

If you’re attending the convention, visit us at Booth 601 to explore how StaffGarden supports consistency, efficiency, and workforce intelligence across competencies, development pathways, and Magnet preparedness.

Register now for our session, and take a look at the innovation we’ll be bringing to ANPD: https://hubs.la/Q046Pp0J0

03/20/2026

We’re heading to 2026!
Our team is excited to connect with nurse leaders from across the country at this year’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Convention.

Be sure to stop by booth 1057 to meet our team, explore our workforce solutions, and see firsthand how our platform aligns development activities, competencies, and advancement to system priorities like workforce stability, readiness, retention, and clinical outcomes.

Don’t miss our featured speaking session-- The Business Case for Modernizing Professional Development to Drive Excellence and Financial Performance-- on Tuesday, March 31st from 7:00–8:00 AM with Larissa Africa, VP of Healthcare Workforce Solutions at StaffGarden by Ascend Learning.

Texas Health Resources will share how their technology‑enabled Clinical Ladder Program and peer feedback process drives continuous engagement, retention, and excellence.

Register now for our session, and take a look the innovation we’ll be bringing to AONL: https://hubs.la/Q046Pdmn0

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