NTI

As an advanced practice nurse, you’re navigating complex clinical decisions, system-level challenges and evolving expectations — often while serving as a clinical expert, leader and change agent. NTI is designed to support your role and help you expand your impact for patients, teams and your organization.

NTI 2026 offers advanced education and experiences that strengthen both clinical excellence and professional influence, designed specifically for the acute care or hospital-based practitioner. You’ll return to practice with deeper insight, renewed self-confidence and practical strategies you can apply immediately in today’s demanding critical care environment.

What You’ll Gain as an Advanced Practice Nurse

Pharmacology CE contact hours

Advanced, evidence-based education aligned with complex patient care, including practical strategies to strengthen clinical decision-making and outcomes

Insight into national trends shaping acute and critical care practice

Tools to influence care delivery, staffing models and interprofessional collaboration

Time to step away, reflect and reconnect with others and your professional purpose

Education Designed for Advanced Practice Nurses

Preconferences and concurrent sessions address the clinical, operational and leadership challenges advanced practice nurses face — combining advanced content with hands-on and applied learning.

Advanced Clinical Practice
Attend sessions on high-level, evidence-based education focused on complex acute care patient populations, evolving therapies and advanced clinical decision-making. Apply insights to real-world scenarios that reflect the realities of advanced practice in critical care.
Hands-on and Applied Learning
Participate in interactive sessions and immersive learning experiences designed to sharpen clinical reasoning, reinforce best practices and support confident, autonomous decision-making.
Healthy Work Environments (HWEs)
Explore AACN’s six essential standards through the lens of advanced practice. Learn how APRNs and CNSs can influence culture, staffing and systems to support sustainable, high-performing clinical environments.
Leadership and Professional Influence
Strengthen your leadership skills by advocating for patients and families, mentoring clinicians, and influencing systems and policies that shape care delivery and outcomes.

Featured Sessions for Advanced Practice Nurses

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