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Factors Influencing The Nurse Faculty Shortage: A Case Study, Therese M. Mendez
Factors Influencing The Nurse Faculty Shortage: A Case Study, Therese M. Mendez
Therese M Mendez
The nursing workforce is aging along with the rest of the American population. In 2012, RNs in their 50's will be the largest age group in the nursing workforce. Who will replace them?
New nurses come from nursing schools. Nursing schools have a steady number of applicants. However, thousands of qualified nursing school applicants are turned away. One reason for denying admission is an inadequate number of nursing faculty to support the number of qualified nursing school applicants.
This case study focuses on some of the issues faced by new faculty in a large university setting in the the Southern …