Scholarly Contributions
Presentations
Zidek, S. (2026, August 11). WONL Webinar Series: Building Bridges to Support Transition to Practice Experience. Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders. Virtual Presentation
Bigott, V., Hackett, R., & Zidek, S. (2026, July 29). Playing by the Rules: Leveraging Ethics Gamification in Nursing Education. [Webinar Presentation]. American Nurses Association Illinois. Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S., & Kingman, K., (2026, July 14). WONL Webinar Series: Nurse-Driven Recruitment and Retention Strategies. [Webinar Presentation]. Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders. Virtual Presentation.
Lemke, J., Zidek, S., & Kingman, K. (2026, March 30). Tackling Turnover: Nurse-Driven Recruitment and Retention Strategies. [Conference Presentation]. American Organization for Nursing Leadership 2026 Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Zidek, S. (2026, March 25). Bridging Academic and Practice Using a Co-Instructor Adjunct Model. [Conference Presentation]. Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire Convention, Louisville, Kentucky.
Zidek, S. (2026, March 18). Implementing Nursing Professional Development-Led Research into Practice. [Conference Presentation]. Chicago Association of Nursing Professional Development Spring Meeting, Winfield, Illinois.
Zidek, S., Bigott, V., & Padilla, J. (2025, October 22). Touchstone Award Presentation: Standardized Nurse Residency to Achieve Excellence,
Meet National Standards, and Surpass Organizational
Need [Conference Presentation]. Advocate Health Sharing Day. Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S., Bigott, V., Deane, B. (2025, October 16). The Future is Now: AI as a Partner in Nursing Leadership [Webinar Presentation]. Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders. Virtual Presentation.
Bigott, V. & Zidek., S. (2025, September 11). Recipe for Success: Creating a Standardized Nurse Residency Program Across a Health System [Poster Presentation]. Illinois Organization of Nurse Leader Annual Conference, Lisle, Illinois.
Zidek, S., & Storto, S. (2025, May 13). From Transition to Transformation: Using Community Outreach to Empower New Nurses [Conference Presentation]. Chicago Association of Nursing Professional Development Spring Meeting, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Zidek, S., & Padilla, J. (2025, May 30). Standardizing Nurse Residency to Achieve Excellence, Meet National Standards and Surpass Organizational Needs [Conference Presentation]. American Nurses Credentialing Center Accreditation Transition for Practice Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona.
Zidek, S. & Bigott, V. (2025, May 30). Examining the Effectiveness of a Critical Thinking Supplemental Session within an Established Nurse Residency Program [Conference Presentation]. American Nurses Credentialing Center Accreditation Transition for Practice Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona.
Zidek, S. & Blumenshine, C. (2025, April 1). Role of Leadership for Interprofessional Collaboration and Joint Accreditation [Poster Presentation]. The American Organization for Nursing Leadership Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Zidek, S. (2025, March 6). A Case Study on Nurse Resident Well-Being. ANCC Webinar. [Webinar Presentation]. Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S. (2024, November 15). Breaking Barriers: Navigating the Path to Dissemination in NPD [Keynote Speaker]. Midwest Association of Nursing Professional Development Fall Conference, Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S., & Bigott, V. (2024, November 2). Nurses Uniting Students in the Community: Promoting Youth Health and Well-Being [Conference Presentation]. American Nurse Association – Illinois 2024 Professional Issues Conference, Naperville, Illinois.
Zidek, S., & Bigott, V., (2024, September 18). Beyond Boundaries: Uniting Frontline Nurses in Community Health Initiatives [Conference Presentation]. Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders Annual Conference, Lisle, Illinois.
Lemke, J., Patterson, C., Rashlegar, L., Schmidt, K., Smoter, V., Wachowiak, N., & Zidek, S. (2024, June 4). Advocate Health Well-Being Panel Series: Let's Talk About Finances [Webinar Presentation]. Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S. (2024, May 17). Breaking Barriers: Navigating the Path to Publication, Presentation, and Podcasts in NPD [Conference Presentation]. Chicago Association of Nursing Professional Development Spring Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Zidek, S., & Bigott, V. (2024, April 12). Once You Pop-Up You Can’t Stop: Nurse Resident Outreach [Conference Presentation]. Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Zidek, S., Jensen, L., & Bigott, V. (2024, April 11). NPD Practitioners Hack Solution for Social Determinants of Health [Conference Presentation]. Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Zidek, S. & Walter, M. (2024, April 9). Volunteers and Technology: An Innovative Partnership to Enhance Patient Experience. [Conference Presentation]. Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Zidek, S., Lemke, J, & Rashleger, L. (2024, April 8). A Strategy for Care Model Innovation Across a Large-Scale Healthcare System. [Conference Presentation]. American Organization for Nursing Leadership 2024 Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Zidek, S., & Hackett, R. (2023, September 29). Professional Growth Pathway: Paving the Way for Nurse’s Professional Growth [Conference Presentation]. Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders Annual Conference, Naperville, Illinois.
Zidek, S., Storto, S., & Oberle, M. (2023, September 28). Supporting an Infrastructure for the Experience Nurse Using a Fellowship Foundation [Conference Presentation]. Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders Annual Conference, Naperville, Illinois.
Steen, E., Steinmeier, R., & Zidek, S. (2023, August 17). Advocate Health Nursing Grand Rounds: Using Mobile Technology to Enhance the Bedside Patient Experience. [Webinar Presentation]. Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S. (2023, April 14). Full Steam Ahead: Understanding the Transition to Practice Journey [Keynote Presentation]. Building Bridges to Research Based Nursing Practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Zidek, S. (2023, March 10). The Power of the PD Associate: Leveraging the PD Associate Role to Optimize Outcomes [Conference Presentation]. Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Zidek, S. & Blumenshine, C. (2022, November 1). Journey to Joint Accreditation: Joining Forces to Create a Continuing Education Learning Platform. [Conference Presentation]. Advocate Aurora Health Nursing and Research Conference, Virtual Presentation.
Zidek, S. & Storto, S. (2022. September 22). Leaders of the Future: Clinical Nurse Mentor Program [Conference Presentation]. Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders Annual Conference, Lisle, Illinois.
Zidek, S. & Storto, S. (2022, April 8). Capturing the Life-Cycle of a Butterfly: The Metamorphosis of the New Nurse Using Innovative Technology [Podium Presentation]. American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program Symposium, Virtual Event.
Zidek, S. & Bigott, V. (2022, April 7). Walk This Way: Paving a Path for Nurse Resident Professional Growth [Conference Presentation]. American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program Symposium, Virtual Event.
Zidek, S., Harper, M., Maloney, P., et al. (2022, March 22). Blazing the Trail for the Specialty: The NPD Scope and Standards, 4th Edition [Keynote presentation], Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire to Trailblaze Convention, San Antonio, Texas
Zidek, S., Leake, C., & Goldmann, S. (2021, August 3). System Standard, Regionally Delivered, Locally Present: A Nursing Education System Redesign [Conference Presentation]. Association of Nursing Professional Development Aspire to Inclusivity Convention, Virtual Event.
Zidek, S. (2015, October 3). Effectiveness of Using Brightly Colored Dinnerware to Increase Food Intake and Meal Completion Rate in Older Adult Patients [Conference Presentation]. National Gerontological Nursing Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Zidek, S. (2015, April 15). Using Fiestaware to Increase Food Intake and Meal Completion Rate in Older Adult Patients [Poster Presentation], Nursing Improving Care for Healthsystems Elder (NICHE) 2015 Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida.
Publications
Bigott, V., Jensen, L., & Zidek, S. (2023). Hackathons: Practical Problem-Solving for Nurse Educators. American Journal of Nursing, 123(7), 48-52.
Bigott, V., Jensen, L., & Zidek, S. (2022, June 15). Cracking the Code. Association for Nursing Professional Development Trendlines. https://www.anpd.org/Resources/Member-Resources/TrendLines/cracking-the-code-june-2022
Bigott, V. & Zidek, S., (2024, September 17). ANPD Aspire Convention Session Recap: Once You Pop Up You Can’t Stop. Association for Nursing Professional Development NPD in Motion. https://www.anpd.org/NPD-In-Motion/Article/anpd-aspire-convention-session-recap-once-you-pop-up-you-cant-stop
Blumenshine, C., Bickett, A., Coroneos-Shannon, D., Schoon, S., & Zidek, S. (2023). Leveraging an Interprofessional Continuing Education Approach to Empower Preceptors. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 54(7), 293-296.
Dobbs, J. A., Jensen, L., & Zidek, S. (2025). Leveraging the Power of Special Interest Groups to Ignite Engagement and Alleviate Manager Burden. The Journal of nursing administration, 55(8), 451–456
Harper, M., Maloney, P., Durkin, G., Fritz, E., & Zidek, S. (in press). Nursing Professional Development Practice Judgement Research. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development.
Jensen, L. M., Bickett, A. J., & Zidek, S. (2023). Building a Business Technology Foundation to Elevate the Future of a System Nursing Education and Professional Development Department. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 40(1), E1-E6.
Kiat-Floro, J., & Zidek, S. (2022). The Standards of Professional Performance For Nursing Professional Development. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 38(5), 320-323.
Maloney, P., Bindon, S., Jensen, L., Kalember, L., & Zidek, S. (2023, May 19). Unraveling ChatGPT’s Potential: NPD Practitioners Forecast the Risk and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence. Association for Nursing Professional Development NPD in Motion. https://www.anpd.org/NPD-In-Motion/Article/unraveling-chatgpts-potential-npd-practitioners-forecast-the-risks-and-benefits-of-ai
Oberle, M., Bigott, V., Storto, S., & Zidek, S. (in press). Specialized Support for Experienced Nurses: Launching a Fellowship. Advancing-Medical Surgical Nursing Journal.
Padilla, J., Bigott, V., Jenkins, S., Eady, M., Lyerly, A., Moore, T., & Zidek, S. (2026). Elevating the Transition to Practice Experience: Standardizing Nurse Residency Programs Across a Mega Healthcare System. American Nurse Journal, 21(4), 6-12.
Zidek, S., Bigott, V., Hackett, R., & Storto, S. (in press). Evaluating a Critical Thinking Session for Newly Licensed Nurses. Advancing-Medical Surgical Nursing Journ
Zidek, S., Hackett, R., Bigott, V., (2025). Quality Improvement Project: Implementing A Personalized Professional Growth Pathway in A Nurse Residency Program. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 41(2), 91-96,
Zidek, S. & Floro, J. (2022). Standards 6-10. In Harper, M., & Maloney, P. (Eds), Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice (4th Ed), Association for Nursing Professional Development.
Zidek, S. & Medland, J. (in press). Supporting Nurse Engagement and Retention Using Service Learning. Nurse Leader.
Zidek, S. & Medland, J. (2020). Interprofessional Collaboration: A Model for Nurse Executive To Follow To Support Magnet Designation. Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(10), 8-11.
Zidek, S. & Wonder, A. (in press). Aligning Organizational Well‑Being Strategies to the Needs of New Graduate Registered Nurses. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.
Zidek, S. (2022). Human Resource Management. In Harper, M. (Ed.), Leadership in Nursing Professional Development: An Organizational and System Focus (2nd ed., 82-103), Association for Nursing Professional Development.