Interdisciplinary Peer Mentorship: An Innovative Strategy to Enhance Writing Competency

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Academic Writing Skills

Background:

• Writing competency is crucial for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)-prepared advanced practice nurses (APNs).
• APNs function as clinical leaders and educators within the nursing workforce.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a Writing Tutor Round Table program.
• To improve the written assignment quality for DNP students.

Main Methods:

• A quality improvement project implemented a Writing Tutor Round Table program.
• Interdisciplinary tutors collaborated with DNP students in small groups.
• Tutors provided critiques of student writing in a group setting.
• Cost analysis and participant surveys evaluated the intervention.

Main Results:

• The Writing Tutor Round Table intervention proved to be cost-effective.
• The program was highly acceptable to both participating tutors and DNP students.

Conclusions:

• A Writing Tutor Round Table is an acceptable and low-cost intervention.
• This program offers a low-faculty burden approach to enhance APN writing quality.