The Development of a Clinical Peer Review Tool

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Faculty Development
• Higher Education Assessment

Background:

• Peer review is crucial for faculty evaluation in promotion and tenure decisions.
• Assessing teaching effectiveness and professional development is a key component of faculty review.
• Existing methods may not fully capture the nuances of clinical teaching.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an innovative, evidence-based faculty peer review tool.
• To integrate National League for Nursing (NLN) core competencies into faculty assessment.
• To incorporate International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) standards for evaluating clinical simulation teaching.

Main Methods:

• Development of a novel faculty peer review instrument.
• Selection of relevant NLN core competencies for nursing education.
• Integration of INACSL standards for clinical simulation.
• Application of the tool to gather data on clinical teaching.

Main Results:

• The developed tool provides a structured approach to evaluating clinical teaching.
• It offers objective data for promotion and tenure considerations.
• The tool aligns faculty assessment with established professional standards.

Conclusions:

• The evidence-based tool enhances the objectivity and comprehensiveness of faculty peer review.
• Utilizing NLN competencies and INACSL standards supports faculty development in clinical teaching.
• This approach provides a robust method for evaluating clinical nursing faculty for promotion and tenure.