Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
6-22-2026
First Advisor
Lisa Drake
Second Advisor
Beverly Clark
Abstract
Part-time nursing faculty play a vital role in nursing education; however, many institutions lack standardized professional development opportunities for part-time faculty, resulting in inconsistent preparation and teaching practices. This Doctor of Nursing Practice policy change project examined whether revising an institutional professional development policy to include part-time faculty and implementing a structured faculty development program would improve faculty preparedness, confidence, and comfort with evidence-based teaching practices and instructional strategies that support ACEN faculty development expectations. Guided by the Iowa Model–Revised of Evidence-Based Practice, Kotter’s Organizational Change Theory, and the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework, this quantitative policy change project was conducted over one semester in an Associate of Science in Nursing program. Ten part-time nursing faculty participated in a structured faculty development program focused on evidence-based teaching strategies and faculty role preparation. Data were collected using the Faculty Teaching Effectiveness and Confidence Survey administered before and after the intervention. Teaching confidence improved from 2.9 (SD = 0.61) to 4.3 (SD = 0.48; Z = -2.81, p = .005), preparedness increased from 3.1 (SD = 0.57) to 4.4 (SD = 0.52; Z = -2.67, p = .008), and comfort with evidence-based teaching practices and instructional strategies improved from 2.8 (SD = 0.63) to 4.2 (SD = 0.42; Z = -2.70, p = .007). Findings support structured faculty development as an effective strategy for enhancing part-time faculty preparedness, strengthening instructional confidence, and increasing comfort with evidence-based teaching practices and instructional strategies. Inclusion of part-time faculty in professional development initiatives may improve faculty readiness and instructional quality within nursing education programs.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Moss, Amanda, "Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness Through Professional Development for Part-Time Nursing Faculty" (2026). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 360.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/360
