Part-Time Clinical Nursing Faculty Needs: An Integrated Review

BACKGROUND: The faculty nursing shortage has been cited as a reason that qualified students are not admitted to nursing programs. Programs fill the faculty gap by relying on qualified, part-time faculty to teach clinical rotations. The purpose of this article was to review the evidence of what is needed for part-time clinical faculty as they assume the faculty role. METHOD: Using a systematic approach, 19 articles were included in this integrated review. RESULTS: Themes identified included Mandatory/Structured Orientation, Mentoring, Support, and Communication/Connection. Issues of Pay and Compensation and the Transient Nature of Year-to-Year Contract Work were also themes found in this review. CONCLUSION: Clinical education is imperative to developing safe, competent new nurses. Identifying the needs of part-time clinical faculty hired to reduce the impact of the faculty shortage is needed for continued program stability and ensuring continuity of the nursing faculty workforce. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(4):201-206.].