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<td colspan="2" valign="top">Related Documents: <br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">1601-PR1 - Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank<br />[[CON Standards for Promotion for Clinical Rank|1602-PR - Standards and Guidelines for Promotion for Clinical Rank]]<br />[[CON Guidelines for Doctorally Prepared Faculty Role Differentiation|1305-PR - Guidelines for Doctorally Prepared Faculty Role Differentiation]]<br />[[CON Faculty Evaluation|1305 – Faculty Evaluation]]<br />[[CON Rules of the Faculty Organization|1100 – Rules of the Faculty Organization]]<br />[https://nebraska.edu/regents/bylaws-policies-and-rules Board of Regents Bylaws – Chapter 4 – Rights and Responsibilities of Professional Staff]<br />[[Code of Conduct|UNMC Code of Conduct – Policy # 8006]]<br />[[Social Media|UNMC Social Media – Policy # 6081]]<br />[https://www.aacnnursing.org/AACN-Essentials AACN Essentials]<br />[https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/Position-Statements-White-Papers/Defining-Scholarship-Nursing AACN Defining Scholarship]<br />[https://www.nonpf.org/page/15 The National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NONPF) Criteria for Evaluation of NP Programs]</div></td> | <td colspan="2" valign="top">Related Documents: <br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Procedure 1601-PR1 - Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank<br />[[CON Standards for Promotion for Clinical Rank|Procedure 1602-PR - Standards and Guidelines for Promotion for Clinical Rank]]<br />[[CON Guidelines for Doctorally Prepared Faculty Role Differentiation|Procedure 1305-PR - Guidelines for Doctorally Prepared Faculty Role Differentiation]]<br />[[CON Faculty Evaluation|Policy 1305 – Faculty Evaluation]]<br />[[CON Rules of the Faculty Organization|Policy 1100 – Rules of the Faculty Organization]]<br />[https://nebraska.edu/regents/bylaws-policies-and-rules Board of Regents Bylaws – Chapter 4 – Rights and Responsibilities of Professional Staff]<br />[[Code of Conduct|UNMC Code of Conduct – Policy # 8006]]<br />[[Social Media|UNMC Social Media – Policy # 6081]]<br />[https://www.aacnnursing.org/AACN-Essentials AACN Essentials]<br />[https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/Position-Statements-White-Papers/Defining-Scholarship-Nursing AACN Defining Scholarship]<br />[https://www.nonpf.org/page/15 The National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NONPF) Criteria for Evaluation of NP Programs]</div></td> | ||
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===Practice and Service=== | ===Practice and Service=== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Service is an important component of the faculty role and includes service within the College, university, professional community, and broader community. The form of faculty service may include committee memberships or chair roles, faculty practice, and participating in community service activities, as a few examples. The amount and type of service in which a faculty member engages depends on their goals, the needs within the College and university, and the faculty member’s annual assignment. Attending General Faculty Organization and campus division meeting are examples. Other examples include course group meetings and committee meetings. Faculty members are active members of the university community, serving on committees and task forces, and engaging in discussions about broader University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska system initiatives. Faculty also are expected to provide service to the broader professional community, including professional associations, boards of directors, alumni and community groups. </p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Service is an important component of the faculty role and includes service within the College, university, professional community, and broader community. The form of faculty service may include committee memberships or chair roles, faculty practice, and participating in community service activities, as a few examples. The amount and type of service in which a faculty member engages depends on their goals, the needs within the College and university, and the faculty member’s annual assignment. Attending General Faculty Organization and campus division meeting are examples. Other examples include course group meetings and committee meetings. Faculty members are active members of the university community, serving on committees and task forces, and engaging in discussions about broader University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska system initiatives. Faculty also are expected to provide service to the broader professional community, including professional associations, boards of directors, alumni and community groups. </p> | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty members partner with clinical and community agencies for educational, research, and practice initiatives and account for the needs of communities when making curricular, research, and clinical practice decisions. Faculty members who engage in faculty practice as part of their faculty role work with the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice to arrange and manage practice activities. Service is a way of operationalizing faculty members’ professional responsibilities and leadership contributions as well as a way of participating in shared governance and professional growth. The rules of faculty shared governance including roles and responsibilities are described in Policy | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty members partner with clinical and community agencies for educational, research, and practice initiatives and account for the needs of communities when making curricular, research, and clinical practice decisions. Faculty members who engage in faculty practice as part of their faculty role work with the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice to arrange and manage practice activities. Service is a way of operationalizing faculty members’ professional responsibilities and leadership contributions as well as a way of participating in shared governance and professional growth. The rules of faculty shared governance including roles and responsibilities are described in Policy 1100, Rules of the Faculty Organization.</p> | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Levels of engagement in service are described in the College of Nursing promotion and tenure documents of the College of Nursing.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Levels of engagement in service are described in the College of Nursing promotion and tenure documents of the College of Nursing.</p> | ||
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===Appointment Requirements=== | ===Appointment Requirements=== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty members must hold a graduate degree in nursing or a related field as appropriate for their responsibilities. In addition, they should have experience and demonstrate skill in clinical nursing practice, teaching and curriculum development, or research; be skilled in interpersonal relations and communications, and have demonstrated the potential for scholarly activity. Faculty members who are nurses must hold an unencumbered license as a registered nurse to practice nursing in Nebraska or a compact state and must follow the policies of the Nebraska Board of Nursing with respect to licensure. Faculty member should demonstrate at least beginning professional leadership activity in professional organizations. Those who are advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) and practicing as APRNs must hold a Nebraska license as an APRN. Terms of employment are in keeping with current University of Nebraska policies.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty members must hold a graduate degree in nursing or a related field as appropriate for their responsibilities. In addition, they should have experience and demonstrate skill in clinical nursing practice, teaching and curriculum development, or research; be skilled in interpersonal relations and communications, and have demonstrated the potential for scholarly activity. Faculty members who are nurses must hold an unencumbered license as a registered nurse to practice nursing in Nebraska or a compact state and must follow the policies of the Nebraska Board of Nursing with respect to licensure. Faculty member should demonstrate at least beginning professional leadership activity in professional organizations. Those who are advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) and practicing as APRNs must hold a Nebraska license as an APRN. Terms of employment are in keeping with current University of Nebraska policies.</p> | ||
===APRN Faculty Requirements=== | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty who teach in APRN specialty courses or clinically supervise APRN students must hold an active APRN license and national certification in their specialty area. Faculty with at least one year of APRN practice experience may teach in advanced health assessment and pharmacology courses and, through faculty mentorship, begin gaining experience in specialty didactic and clinical teaching. Faculty with 2000 hours of APRN practice experience are eligible to clinically supervise APRN students independently and to serve in course and specialty coordinator roles. </p> | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty supervising students in states other than Nebraska must comply with the applicable state board of nursing requirements for clinical supervision. </p> | |||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">These requirements ensure that faculty maintain clinical expertise and professional credibility necessary to foster students’ competency development and clinical reasoning as emerging advanced practice nurses. </p> | |||