Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
6-24-2026
First Advisor
Lisa Drake
Second Advisor
Brandi Castle
Abstract
Novice adjunct clinical faculty transitioning from expert clinicians to nurse educators face many challenges, particularly in understanding their roles, responsibilities, and educational frameworks. Despite an established orientation at the project site, a structured mentorship program to support the role transition is lacking. This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to improve novice adjunct clinical faculty’s self-confidence through the implementation of a structured mentorship intervention. Guided by Lewin's Change Theory and Constructivist Learning Theory, the project utilized a quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design. Implementation was guided by the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework. A purposive sample of seven novice adjunct clinical faculty with less than three years of teaching experience participated in a mentorship program consisting of multi-modal learning modules, in-person discussions, and electronic communication. Self-confidence was measured using a 25-item Likert-scale survey administered before and after the intervention. Data was analyzed using paired-samples t-tests after normality was established through the Shapiro-Wilk test. Participation in the structured mentorship program resulted in a statistically significant increase in self-confidence, t(6) = -6.51, p < .001. Findings should be interpreted cautiously because the self-confidence instrument was developed by the Principal Investigator rather than using an established validated measure. These findings support integration of structured mentorship into adjunct faculty onboarding and contribute to evidence supporting faculty development initiatives in nursing education.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Solomon, Fairah, "Quality Improvement Project: Impact of Adjunct Clinical Faculty Mentorship on Self-Confidence: A Quality Improvement Project" (2026). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 362.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/362
