Due to the shortage of nursing faculty, clinical experts with no expertise in educational methods are onboarded into the role of adjunct nursing faculty. Many adjunct nursing faculty members have trouble in the transition and find themselves unprepared to carry out their academic faculty responsibilities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the onboarding process for adjunct nursing faculty as transition from the role of clinical expert to educator. The problem was the shortage of nursing faculty resulting in a healthcare crisis that contributes to the nursing shortage in the United States and impacts retention in nursing education. The central research question was, what are the experiences of the onboarding process for the novice adjunct nursing faculty in nursing programs? The target population was novice adjunct nursing faculty working in academia who have experienced an onboarding process in the last three years and are willing to share about the onboarding process. Qualitative data collection was conducted through 10 semi-structured interviews with several key questions to elicit data about the participant's experiences and views of the onboarding process for the clinical adjunct role. Upon data saturation, an interpretative analysis of the qualitative data resulted in the following themes: (1) lack of teaching experience in nursing education; (2) preparedness in role transition; and (3) connection. The findings addressed the identified gap in understanding related to the perceptions of adjunct nursing faculty about the onboarding process of nursing faculty. In addition, participants provided information related to the relationship between resources and processes that support the workplace. The results of the study gave significant data to aid nursing programs in retaining nurse educators in academia for the best interest of the educational community, the healthcare community, and the nursing shortage. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]