title: The role of nursing administrators in empowering scholarly productivity among clinicians.
abstract: The authors discuss strategies nursing administrators can use to promote scholarly productivity among their nursing staff. By incorporating mentoring, promoting collegial teams, involving nurses in the development of goals for scholarly activity, promoting professionalism, and modifying assignments to ensure time for research and writing, nurse executives can significantly enhance scholarly productivity in their professional nursing staff.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bechtel
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Lillis
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011364:Professional Practice