TY - JOUR
T1 - Building Framework for Nursing Scholarship
T2 - Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion
AU - Honig, Judy
AU - Smolowitz, Janice
AU - Larson, Elaine
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - As nursing academia responds to shifts in nursing education-the emergence of clinically focused doctoral degrees and an emphasis on evidence-based practice, comparative effectiveness, and translational research, nursing scholarship is undergoing transformation.This article outlines guidelines for appointment and promotion that incorporate the academic tripartite and are relevant for all faculty. A clear and equitable pathway for professorial advancement for the both the clinician and research faculty is delineated. Without such clarity and equity, the unique contributions of clinical and research scholars and the synergy that results from these distinctions will not be garnered. Although there is significant overlap in the criteria, there are also distinguishing scholarly activities and outcomes. For each standard at each rank, unique sample criteria of clinical and research scholarship are outlined and the shared scholarly activities that demonstrate the standard.Using an adaptation of Boyer's model, the guidelines incorporate a broadened view of nursing scholarship and offer a framework for nursing academia that recognizes new ways of knowledge. Although recognizing the coexistence of science and practice, these guidelines offer a clear trajectory for advancement in the professorial role that applies an expanded perspective of and provide a framework for nursing scholarship.
AB - As nursing academia responds to shifts in nursing education-the emergence of clinically focused doctoral degrees and an emphasis on evidence-based practice, comparative effectiveness, and translational research, nursing scholarship is undergoing transformation.This article outlines guidelines for appointment and promotion that incorporate the academic tripartite and are relevant for all faculty. A clear and equitable pathway for professorial advancement for the both the clinician and research faculty is delineated. Without such clarity and equity, the unique contributions of clinical and research scholars and the synergy that results from these distinctions will not be garnered. Although there is significant overlap in the criteria, there are also distinguishing scholarly activities and outcomes. For each standard at each rank, unique sample criteria of clinical and research scholarship are outlined and the shared scholarly activities that demonstrate the standard.Using an adaptation of Boyer's model, the guidelines incorporate a broadened view of nursing scholarship and offer a framework for nursing academia that recognizes new ways of knowledge. Although recognizing the coexistence of science and practice, these guidelines offer a clear trajectory for advancement in the professorial role that applies an expanded perspective of and provide a framework for nursing scholarship.
KW - Appointment and promotion
KW - Faculty scholarship
KW - Nursing academia
KW - Nursing scholarship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888173295&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.10.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 24267930
AN - SCOPUS:84888173295
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 29
SP - 359
EP - 369
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
IS - 6
ER -