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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Faculty Practice Fund Subsection: Appendix Z
Appendix - Appendices Originating Date: May 2022
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Faculty Practice Committee
Faculty Coordinating Council
Executive Council
 
Related Document: Faculty Practice Fund Application


To qualify for the Faculty Practice Fund, the applicant(s) must:

  • be practicing faculty within the College of Nursing who has a contract with the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice.
  • have a current RN license
  • complete the necessary application with receipt within 30 days of payment

The Faculty Practice Fund can be used to reimburse for the following items using this priority order:

  1. DEA and APRN certifications
  2. Scholarly projects and/or dissemination
  3. Continuing education

The Faculty Practice Fund cannot be used for APRN licenses, RN licenses, or other certifications such as BLS, ACLS, etc.

Process:

All DEA and APRN certifications will be approved automatically, dependent upon having sufficient funds available. There is no formal application for DEA and APRN certification requests, faculty must submit a detailed receipt within 30 days of obtaining/renewing DEA and APRN certification.

Faculty will apply for funds for scholarly projects, dissemination, and continuing education. The Faculty Practice Committee of the UNMC College of Nursing will review all applications. The awards will range up to $500. The Faculty Practice Committee will determine whether to fund the request and if funded, how much money to award based upon the scoring rubric and any related discussion. Funding scholarly projects, dissemination, and continuing education is dependent upon having sufficient funds available. Applications to be received on a rolling basis.


Scoring Rubric Applied to Scholarly Projects, Dissemination, and Continuing Education Applications
  Not Applicable 1 2 3
Connection to practice role
Well-developed plan or design
Plans for dissemination
Promotes UNMC CON
Promotes faculty practice