title: Evaluation of a model for preparing staff nurses to teach clinical groups of nursing students.
abstract: Expert staff nurses were identified as Clinical Scholars to teach clinical rotations of nursing students. A 40-hour workshop was developed to present the skills and knowledge necessary to begin as a new clinical faculty member. This article reports the descriptive analysis of the data collected during the life of this funded project. Although this project was undertaken to increase faculty resources, the data also showed increased job satisfaction among Clinical Scholars, increased patient safety, and high student satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence, Denver, Colorado, USA. karren.kowalski@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: Karren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Marianne Druva
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houser
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D000078329:Workforce