National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 702
Washington, DC 20005
Voice: 202-289-8044 Fax: 202-289-8046
Internet: www.nonpf.org
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 702
Washington, DC 20005
Voice: 202-289-8044 Fax: 202-289-8046
Internet: www.nonpf.org
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| For more information, contact | January 2001 |
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| Kitty Werner at 202-289-8044 | For Immediate Release |
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| nonpf@nonpf.org | ||||
NONPF RELEASES POSITION ON FACULTY PRACTICE AND TENURE AND PROMOTION
Washington, DC---In response to growing concerns regarding the quality of healthcare in America, the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) approved a position statement on faculty practice and tenure, as well as promotion guidelines for nurse practitioner faculty. A subcommittee of the NONPF Faculty Practice Committee has prepared the statement and the associated guidelines to assist institutions as they address the role of scholarship as an influencer of practice and the subsequent relation to the promotion and tenure process.
It is the recommendation of NONPF that the nursing academic institutions should expand the definition of scholarship to include faculty practice as an essential component that is encouraged and rewarded through merit review, tenure, and promotion as long as scholarly outcomes are demonstrated. The statement includes a definition of the scholarship of practice and a proposal for the recognition and integration of scholarly practice as a viable, essential component in promotion and tenure guidelines in contemporary academia.
Joanne Pohl, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, Chairperson of the NONPF Faculty Practice Committee, reports: “The NONPF 1999 membership survey on faculty practice revealed that faculty practice is not considered in the promotion process for many of its members. We hope that these guidelines will help faculty to address the dilemma of how to meet their professional practice expectations while simultaneously fulfilling the traditional academic components of scholarship.”
The position statement is available here.
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing leadership in promoting quality nurse practitioner education. NONPF develops educational guidelines and program resources that provide the foundation for preparing highly qualified nurse practitioners. NONPF was established in 1980 and today represents over 1050 members.
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