{"id":193622,"date":"2022-10-03T09:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/?p=193622"},"modified":"2024-10-31T13:34:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:34:32","slug":"grow-our-own-developing-nursing-leaders-educators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/2022\/10\/03\/grow-our-own-developing-nursing-leaders-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Our Own: Developing nursing leaders, educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best way to build a strong, positive workplace culture is through verbiage. School of Nursing Divisional Dean Shelle Poole capitalized on that and created three main mantras that drive school culture \u2013 Grow Our Own, Make Things Easier, and Better Together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But \u201cGrow Our Own\u201d is more than just a phrase; it\u2019s a multifaceted idea. It\u2019s partly encouragement of School of Nursing employees to lead where they are, whether or not they\u2019re in official leadership roles. The other part is a tangible program which exists to advance nursing faculty into the next level of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-search-of-much-needed-nursing-faculty\">In search of: Much-needed nursing faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is currently a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/how-to-ease-the-nursing-shortage-in-america\/\">nationwide shortage<\/a> of nursing faculty due in part to the fact that the average practicing clinician has a higher salary than a nurse educator. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.idahostatesman.com\/news\/business\/article259538904.html\">climbing cost of living<\/a> continues to influence people\u2019s career decisions, \u201cGrow Our Own\u201d is Boise State\u2019s answer to increase the number of highly qualified nursing educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright wp-image-193627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/10\/howell_april-web-opt.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of April Howell smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-193627\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assistant professor and Boise State alumna April Howell began teaching at Boise State in 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program provides financial support for adjunct and full-time faculty to pursue their master\u2019s or doctorate through Boise State or another regionally- and nationally-accredited university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For assistant professor April Howell, furthering her education looks a little different. When she began teaching at Boise State in the fall of 2021, she already had her Master of Science in Nursing degree and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Grand Canyon University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An alumna of Boise State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing-rnbs\/\">RN-BS program<\/a>, Howell jokes that she\u2019s attended every college and university in the state of Idaho. While not far from the truth, she still found room for educational development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-always-room-to-grow\">Always room to grow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howell petitioned to apply the \u201cGrow Our Own\u201d program to develop her skills as a teacher. She\u2019s now in a year-long program through Northern Colorado University to become a certified nurse educator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce I got my doctorate, I thought \u2018I really want to go into teaching.\u2019\u201d But her background is heavily rooted in the clinical setting, and Howell felt she needed to bolster her training as an educator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI felt like I needed educational literacy,\u201d she said. \u201cI need to know what these definitions are: What is pedagogy? What is a teaching strategy? Where do you find those?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howell loves her program so far; she\u2019s already updated her classroom based on newly-learned insights, such as evidence-based teaching methods and targeting different learning styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best of all, she\u2019s thrilled to be furthering her education while simultaneously teaching in the School of Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI&#8217;m really thankful I chose Boise State,&#8221; Howell said.<\/p>\n<cite>April Howell<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI really like the culture,\u201d she said. From the divisional dean and associate divisional dean to her program director and peer faculty, Howell said \u201cyou can ask anybody anything, anytime,\u201d and they&#8217;ll help connect you with the right resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-advancing-a-culture-of-growth\">Advancing a culture of growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By cultivating the skills of people already connected with the school, leadership seeks to empower nursing faculty, staff and alumni. This includes helping new employees assimilate and feel supported as they join the team, as well as developing opportunities for those currently working at Boise State, like Howell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMore than anything,\u201d said Shelle Poole, the School of Nursing divisional dean, \u201cThe school is poised to not get stuck in its ways, but constantly innovate and advance nursing education for the betterment of healthcare across Idaho and the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best way to build a strong, positive workplace culture is through verbiage. 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