NONPF 38th Annual Conference

Tripartite mission for all Nurse Practitioners (NPs) is to excel in practice, teaching and research. Academic appointments expect excellence in teaching, service and scholarship. Faculty development for NPs must address ‘scholarship’ requirements and address how NP practice and clinical research are recognized, supported and promoted in academic and clinical institutions.

As national debates abound on ‘what is scholarship’ for nurses, especially with the advent of the DNP degree, this symposium is designed to facilitate faculty development in scholarship by addressing in depth: 1) What is scholarship for NPs; 2) Faculty practice – how it should be recognized as ‘scholarship of application and integration;’ 3) How NONPF members and NP faculty be supported – overcoming potential barriers that may interfere with promotion and tenure; and 4) Institutional infrastructure necessary to support NP scholarship/clinical research