Facilitators and Barriers to Developing a Research Program: A Focused Ethnography of New Tenure-Track PhD-Prepared Nursing Faculty.

BACKGROUND:Creating a research program is a critical requirement for new PhD-prepared tenure-track nursing faculty in Canada. PURPOSE:The purpose of this article is to present key findings of new faculty members focusing on facilitators and barriers to development of their research program. METHOD:We conducted focused ethnography research examining the experience of 17 new faculty members from across Canada. RESULTS:The following themes were identified: teaching release, preparation from PhD program, intense feelings, supports and processes, mentoring, obtaining grants, and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS:Implications for practice include identifying ways to facilitate faculty retention as they develop their research program. This research will be of interest to deans of nursing and new faculty members.