title: Enhancing the clinical adjunct role to benefit students.
abstract: This article describes solutions to one of the challenges that nursing programs throughout the nation face--the employment of clinically expert nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists as clinical adjunct faculty who lack the educational foundation to teach students. Some of the difficulties experienced by clinical adjunct faculty, university administrators, and full-time faculty are presented. Solutions described include a clinical adjunct workshop, collaboration between hospitals and universities, mentoring, and incorporation of technology. Collaboration, commitment, and thoroughness are essential to the development of the clinical adjunct in the role of clinical educator.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Nursing, 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17872, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret Mary
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Cecelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borden
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bermudez
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanson-Zalot
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marmion
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008611:Mentors; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce