“…There have been, however, several studies in recent years related to the supports needed by nursing adjunct faculty to promote successful transition to academia (Brannagan & Oriol, 2014;Elder, Svoboda, Ryan, & Fitzgerald, 2016;Rice, 2016;Santisteban & Egues, 2014;Schaar, Titzer, & Beckham, 2015). It was found that new nursing adjunct faculty benefitted from intentional support from a mentor, specifically around acquisition of teaching-learning skills (Suplee, Gardner, & D'Emelia, 2014).…”