An Exploration of the Pre-Tenure and Tenure Process Experiences of Canadian Nursing Faculty

Singh, Mina; Pilkington, F. Beryl; Patrick, Linda J.

doi:10.17483/2368-6669.1062

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“…(Singh et al, 2016, p. 5) The workplace culture also plays an important role in how faculty members feel and respond to their work. Lack of autonomy in the workplace and various forms of workplace incivility have been cited as factors that could increase faculty members' intent to leave their current employment (Cash et al, 2009;Singh et al, 2016;Tourangeau et al, 2015). For instance, some faculty were deeply frustrated with the work environment and felt it was unhealthy and did not promote cohesion and trust among colleagues.…”

Section: Theme 2 -Employment Conditionsmentioning

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Nursing Faculty Shortage in Canada: A Review of Contributing Factors

Boamah¹,

M²,

Cruz³

2021

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Background: Strong nursing faculty is paramount to promote disciplinary leadership and to prepare future nurses for practice. Our understanding of the factors associated with or predictive of nurse faculty retention and/or turnover is lacking. Purpose: The aim of this review is to identify and synthesize the existing literature on factors contributing to nurse faculty shortage in Canada and implications on nursing practice. Methods: A scoping review based on the Arskey and O’Malley’s five stage framework for scoping reviews was undertaken. Utilising the PRISMA protocol, a comprehensive and structured literature search was conducted in five databases of studies published in English.Findings: Limited through search inclusion and relevance of research, nine studies out of 220 papers met the criteria for this review and were thematically analyzed. Identified themes were: supply versus demand; employment conditions; organizational support; and personal factors.Discussion: Impending retirement of faculty, unsupportive leadership, and stressful work environments were frequently reported as significant contributing factors to the faculty shortage.Conclusions: This scoping review provide insights into how Canada’s schools of nursing could engage in grounded efforts to lessen nursing faculty shortage, both nationally and globally. We identified a gap in the literature that indicates that foundational work is needed to create context-specific solutions. The limited studies published in Canada suggests that this is a critical area for future research and funding.

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Section: Theme 2 -Employment Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nursing Faculty Shortage in Canada: A Review of Contributing Factors

Boamah¹,

M²,

Cruz³

2021

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“…(1) research and identify appropriate funding opportunities; (2) use key proposal components to persuade reviewers of project significance and feasibility; (3) describe proposed activities and their significance persuasively, clearly, and concisely; (4) seek review and feedback from colleagues; (5) establish a study design that is simple, logical, feasible, and appropriate for the research questions; (6) develop a timeline for the proposal process; (7) select a novel, high-impact project; (8) conduct an exhaustive literature review; (9) ensure that budgets are reasonable; and (10) consider interdisciplinary collaborations.…”

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“…These factors typically include contributions toward research and publishing, teaching, service, and clinical practice [ 1 ], among others. Mastering each of these demanding roles is essential for retention, promotion, and tenure [ 2 , 3 ]. As part of their role in research, nurse researchers must write grant proposals and other funding applications to support their work, a challenging task [ 4 , 5 ], with often uncertain results.…”

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Simulation Modeling as a Novel and Promising Strategy for Improving Success Rates With Research Funding Applications: A Constructive Thought Experiment

2020

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Writing a successful grant or other funding applications is a requirement for continued employment, promotion, and tenure among nursing faculty and researchers. Writing successful applications is a challenging task, with often uncertain results. The inability to secure funding not only threatens the ability of nurse researchers to conduct relevant health care research but may also negatively impact their career trajectories. Many individuals and organizations have offered advice for improving success with funding applications. While helpful, those recommendations are common knowledge and simply form the basis of any well-considered, well-formulated, and well-written application. For nurse researchers interested in taking advantage of innovative computational methods and leading-edge analytical techniques, we propose adding the results from computer-based simulation modeling experiments to funding applications. By first conducting a research study in a virtual space, nurse researchers can refine their study design, test various assumptions, conduct experiments, and better determine which elements, variables, and parameters are necessary to answer their research question. In short, simulation modeling is a learning tool, and the modeling process helps nurse researchers gain additional insights that can be applied in their real-world research and used to strengthen funding applications. Simulation modeling is well-suited for answering quantitative research questions. Still, the design of these models can benefit significantly from the addition of qualitative data and can be helpful when simulating the results of mixed methods studies. We believe this is a promising strategy for improving success rates with funding applications, especially among nurse researchers interested in contributing new knowledge supporting the paradigm shift in nursing resulting from advances in computational science and information technology.

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Experiences of new tenure-track PhD-prepared faculty: a scoping review

Savard

Paul

Raymond

et al. 2023

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

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The purpose of this scoping review was to assess the state of the literature concerning the experiences of new PhD-prepared tenure-track faculty, with a keen interest in nursing faculty. Effective recruitment and retention strategies for new nursing academic faculty need to be found and implemented. A literature review based on Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage framework for scoping reviews was undertaken. Using the PRISMA protocol, a systematic literature search was conducted in seven databases of studies published in English. Based upon inclusion criteria and relevance, 13 studies out of 90 papers were included in this study. Themes identified from the studies were transitioning to academia, developing a research program, balancing work and life, and perceived inequity. The research was predominately American and Canadian based. Several gaps in the literature were identified. Further research is critical to make recommendations to key stakeholders for recruitment and retention strategies.

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An Exploration of the Pre-Tenure and Tenure Process Experiences of Canadian Nursing Faculty

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Nursing Faculty Shortage in Canada: A Review of Contributing Factors

Nursing Faculty Shortage in Canada: A Review of Contributing Factors

Simulation Modeling as a Novel and Promising Strategy for Improving Success Rates With Research Funding Applications: A Constructive Thought Experiment

Experiences of new tenure-track PhD-prepared faculty: a scoping review

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