Support for DNP Faculty Seeking Tenure and Promotion

External Scholarship Mentors for DNP-Prepared Faculty

“…Nurse Educator D eveloping a scholarly identity is a process that evolves and requires mentorship. 1 A recent integrative review highlighted nurse faculty mentorship as a best practice for role acclimation and career advancement. 2 However, more evidence is needed to explore Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)prepared faculty mentorship programs explicitly focusing on practice scholarship.…”

“…4 Variability exists in what constitutes scholarship for DNP-prepared faculty, and development of a program of scholarship to maintain an appointment or progress in rank contributes to the persistent nursing faculty shortage. 1,3 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) defines practice scholarship as the "generation, synthesis, translation, application, and dissemination of knowledge that aims to improve health and transform healthcare." 5 Two examples of practice scholarship that a DNP-prepared faculty should be prepared to engage in are evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI).…”

“…In support of advancing improvements in nursing education, we believe DNP-prepared faculty should receive mentorship and protected workload time as determined by individual programs to develop their scholarly portfolios; there are some similarities to the tenure track but not exclusively. 1 More importantly, if DNP-prepared faculty teach and advise in DNP programs, they should be active scholars in EBP and QI methodologies. Mentorship programs designed for practice scholars may be one solution for DNP-prepared faculty scholarship achievement.…”

“…Developing a scholarly identity is a process that evolves and requires mentorship 1. A recent integrative review highlighted nurse faculty mentorship as a best practice for role acclimation and career advancement 2.…”

“…Typically, DNP-prepared faculty appointments are in nontenure track positions, with predominantly teaching and service responsibilities, offering limited support and resources for scholarship when compared with their PhD counterparts 4. Variability exists in what constitutes scholarship for DNP-prepared faculty, and development of a program of scholarship to maintain an appointment or progress in rank contributes to the persistent nursing faculty shortage 1,3…”