Mentoring Researchers in Resource-Poor Countries: The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist as Mentor

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mentoring Researchers in Resource-Poor Countries

T2 - The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist as Mentor

AU - Ibrahim, Abdullahi S.

AU - Hartjes, Tonja M.

AU - Rivera, Lorena

AU - Adebayo, Adeyinka

AU - Pierre, Louisdon

AU - Scruth, Elizabeth

N1 - Funding Information: T he Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is an structured application process was provided to participants international, interprofessional critical care organi-and the finalist would attend the 46th Congress in 2017 to zation established in 1970, whose mission includes present their study to the Shark Bait panel as well as field ‘‘Right care Right now’’ for the critically ill and injured, questions from the Nursing section members. A modest through dedicated patient care teams. The SCCM contains grant was awarded to the winners, along with an oppor-a large structure of committees and task forces composed tunity to be mentored through the project timeline and of members who volunteer their time to further the mission onward to dissemination. A 2017 Shark Bait participant and vision of SCCM.1 Active within the SCCM, the Nursing from Nigeria (Abdullahi S. Ibrahim, a registered nurse [RN]) Research and Scholarship committee is dedicated to this could not attend the 46th Congress in person. The Nursing mission. This committee is composed of dedicated and Research and Scholarship chairperson, Karin Reuter-Rice, accomplished nursing experts who envision promoting PhD, NP, FAAN, FCCM, adapted the grant scholarship pro-optimal outcomes for critically ill patients. This is accom-cess to provide equal opportunity for nurses from diverse plished through leadership, mentorship, and collaboration settings, to promote nurse participation in research and within critical care practice, education, and research.1 scholarship. The presentation of Abdullahi S. Ibrahim, RN, In 2016, the committee began a unique grant scholarship for the Shark Bait panel was sent electronically, and he was program, called ‘‘Shark Bait,’’ to promote the Society’s mis-available for questions via e-mail for the live event. Providing sion and to mentor and encourage novice nurse scientists. international nurse members this opportunity to participate Shark Bait was introduced at the 45th SCCM congress in was an innovative idea. 2016; this event provides novice nurse scientists to ‘‘pitch’’ research ideas to a board of expert nurses. The aim of this grant scholarship program was to advance the scholarship of nursing practice and improve patient care outcomes. A

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057573170&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000413

DO - 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000413

M3 - Article

C2 - 30499844

AN - SCOPUS:85057573170

SN - 0887-6274

VL - 33

SP - 7

EP - 11

JO - Clinical Nurse Specialist

JF - Clinical Nurse Specialist

IS - 1

ER -