Advancing Nurse Leader Scholarship in the Clinical Setting

Nursing scholarship, as defined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, is well known in the academic nurse community; however, in the acute care clinical setting, specifically for nurse leaders, it is not. Recognizing the importance scholarship to advance the nursing profession, year scholarly goals for nurse leaders were initiated at a midwestern, five-time Magnet recognized, academic medical center per the leadership of the Chief Nurse Executive. Structure and processes were created and resources were made available to enable nurse leaders to achieve and document their individual scholarship on an annual basis. Nurse leaders engaged in over 600 scholarly activities for fiscal years 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024. This self-reported snap shot of scholarly activities from nurse leaders at one institution provides a benchmark for others in acute care settings to strive for with the support and encouragement of their Chief Nurse Executives.