Scholarship is the generation, discovery, integration, and application of knowledge for the understanding of nursing practice. Scholarship is essential for the advancement of nursing practice and requires critical thinking through the creative integration of knowing, caring, and systematic inquiry. Advanced nursing practice is a level of expertise based on specialized knowledge and enhanced practice skills acquired through post-baccalaureate studies. Utilizing greater range, breadth, and depth of competencies, individuals in advanced practice are able to identify and manage effectively and collaboratively the complex needs of individuals, populations and systems. Nursing education is a purposeful activity inclusive of teaching and learning.
Teaching is the art and science of structuring experiences for learning within a caring context.
Teaching facilitates the learning process through the use of strategies that encourage creativity and critical thinking. Teaching nursing incorporates patterns of knowing into the study and understanding of nursing situations as they are lived by persons. It also includes the integration of scholarly pursuits, faculty practice, and the activities of nurse-managed health care services. Learning is a life-long process of reflection, intellectual challenge, and practice. Learning occurs in the context of relevant situations and thoughtful contemplation and is most likely to occur when learners are self-motivated and active participants who accept responsibility for learning.