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Stronger transition programs, accredited faster

Centralize your ANCC PTAP® application across cohorts, curriculum, preceptors, and outcomes. Reclaim FTE hours, accelerate document readiness, and validate excellence in nurse residency and fellowship programs.

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Keep your PTAP® program continuously ready

Capture evidence as the program runs so accreditation preparation is continuous, not a scramble before submission.

Centralize your writing

Proven templates, exemplar identification, and a single writing surface replace scattered files and manual document handoffs.

Monitor outcomes easily

Track first-year retention, competency progression, and resident confidence with executive-ready reporting across cohorts.

Collect evidence as you go

Capture evidence as the program runs so submission preparation is continuous, not a scramble before the deadline.

Accelerate recognition readiness

Standardized PTAP® workflows shorten the path from program kickoff to submission and keep multiple cohorts moving in parallel.

One platform for your entire PTAP® journey

NELP centralizes writing, makes outcomes easy to monitor, and collects evidence as your program runs. One platform purpose-built for nurse residencies, fellowships, and specialty transitions, so your team can focus on residents instead of document logistics.

  • Centralized document writing for the entire PTAP® application, with proven templates
  • Auto-identified exemplar stories surfaced from program activity, applied across every component
  • Concurrent cohort tracking with preceptor assignments and individual progression
  • Outcomes monitoring for first-year retention, competency, and resident confidence
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Purpose-built for every PTAP® workflow

From document writing and cohort tracking to preceptor support and outcomes analytics, NELP replaces fragmented tools with one platform purpose-built for your PTAP® journey.

Centralized Document Writing

Centralize writing for the entire PTAP® application with proven templates, version control, and reviewer-ready exports.

  • Proven writing templates aligned to ANCC application requirements
  • Version control and role-based access so the right people are on the right documents
  • Reviewer-ready exports compiled as the program runs
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Auto-identified Story Mapping

Surface exemplar stories from across your program and apply them across the entire PTAP® application, with cross-mapping to Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® where applicable.

  • Stories auto-identified from cohort activity, preceptor logs, and outcomes data, applied across every component (not just one)
  • Built-in gap analysis surfaces missing exemplars before submission deadlines compress
  • Shared exemplar database with Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® so one story can support multiple designations
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Cohort Management

Run concurrent residencies, fellowships, and specialty transitions with independent timelines, milestone sets, and preceptor assignments.

  • Aggregate cohort metrics alongside individual nurse profiles
  • Specialty tracks with configurable curriculum and competencies
  • Real-time visibility into preceptor assignments and resident progression
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Preceptor & Mentor Management

Match preceptors to residents, capture feedback at the point of mentoring, and track preceptor development against PTAP® requirements.

  • Specialty and capacity-based preceptor matching
  • Digital feedback collection on every mentoring interaction
  • Preceptor effectiveness data PTAP® reviewers can see
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Curriculum Documentation

Document evidence-based learning activities and educational components with PTAP®-mapped templates and curriculum versioning.

  • Curriculum versioning tied to specific cohort assignments
  • Mapped to evidence-based transition standards
  • Reviewer-ready exports for PTAP® submission
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Outcomes Tracking & Reporting

Measure first-year retention, competency attainment, resident confidence, and program effectiveness with built-in analytics.

  • First-year retention tied directly to residency completion
  • Competency progression with longitudinal trend reporting
  • Benchmark comparisons and executive-ready summaries
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Built for every role driving PTAP® success

CNO
Chief Nursing Officers
Today

First-year RN turnover hits your workforce capital harder than almost any line item, but you cannot quantify whether your residency is actually moving the needle.

With NELP

Live readiness across the entire PTAP® application, retention dashboards tied to residency completion, and defensible executive summaries ready for board and leadership conversations.

PD
PTAP® Program Directors
Today

Running concurrent cohorts across med/surg, ICU, ED, and specialty tracks means stitching together evaluations, preceptor matches, and competency data by hand.

With NELP

Concurrent cohort management, preceptor assignment tools, and PTAP® evidence compiled as the program runs (not the week before submission).

PREC
Preceptors
Today

Your feedback lives in your head between shifts. Competency validation is a paper form that disappears into a binder before anyone sees a trend.

With NELP

Digital feedback at the point of mentoring, structured competency validation, and visible preceptor effectiveness data PTAP® reviewers can see.

RES
Nurse Residents
Today

You cannot see where you are in your transition, what is expected next, or how your competency progression compares to expectations.

With NELP

Visual milestone tracking, competency progression aligned to PTAP® standards, and a portfolio that flows directly into your Digital Clinical Ladder.

Testimonials

AI is the future of Nursing Professional Governance, and NELP is leading the way.
Tim Porter-O'Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h), APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
Tim Porter-O'Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h), APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
Senior Partner, Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates, Inc.

Questions nursing leaders ask us

The Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP®) is the ANCC accreditation that validates excellence in nurse onboarding and residency programs. It is designed for organizations operating new graduate residencies, fellowship programs, and specialty transition programs, and signals strong early-career nurse development infrastructure with reduced risk during the move from education to clinical practice.

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