Scholarly productivity for nursing clinical track faculty

Area of Science:

• Nursing Science
• Academic Medicine

Background:

• Clinical track faculty in nursing have advanced the discipline through cohort expansion and collective contributions.
• Existing standards for clinical faculty progression and promotion require further development and dissemination.
• Excellence in scholarly productivity for clinical faculty needs clearer definition and benchmarks.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine benchmarks for clinical faculty progression and promotion across nursing schools.
• To guide faculty, reviewers, and decision-makers on scholarly productivity expectations.
• To quantify the types of scholarship produced by clinical faculty at the time of promotion.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of curriculum vitae (CVs) from clinical professors and associate professors.
• Inclusion of data from six universities with high research activity.
• Examination of the diversity in scholarly products among clinical track members.

Main Results:

• Substantial diversity in scholarly productivity was observed among clinical track faculty.
• A variety of scholarly product types were identified, reflecting diverse contributions.
• Findings help quantify scholarship for clinical faculty during promotion processes.

Conclusions:

• This work quantifies scholarship types for clinical faculty promotion.
• Provides a foundation for understanding clinical faculty contributions to nursing practice.
• Supports the development of clearer progression and promotion standards for clinical faculty.