Nursing clinical faculty revisited: the benefits of developing staff nurses as clinical scholars.
One of the major contributing factors to the nursing shortage in Colorado and nationally is a scarcity of clinical faculty required to prepare new nurses. This article describes an innovative, collaborative project that purposefully prepares staff nurses to assume the role of clinical scholar. Although there are several models that have sought to make clinically expert nurses available as teaching faculty, the breadth and scope of the described project with its multiple partners is unique. In the first year of this grant, the identified goals were achieved. In addition, there have been significant serendipitous outcomes.
Kowalski
Karren
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Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence, Denver, CO 80222, USA.
Homer
Marianne
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Carroll
Kimberly
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Center
Deborah
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Foss
Katherine
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Jarrett
Sara
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Kane
Lee Ann
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D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003120:Colorado; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*