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Recruitment And Retention Of Nurse Educators: An Imperative Intervention To Decrease The Nursing Shortage, Bridget Roberts
Recruitment And Retention Of Nurse Educators: An Imperative Intervention To Decrease The Nursing Shortage, Bridget Roberts
Bridget R. Roberts
The United States faces a critical shortage of full time registered nurses as the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA, 2004) estimates that one million vacancies will occur by the year 2020. This shortage of practicing registered nurses is directly affected by the shortage of nurse educators. The current vacancy rate of nurse educators is 8,8%, with an average of 2,2 vacancies reported per school of nursing. A recent survey by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing ([AACN], 2007) found that 71,3% of nursing schools reported vacancies and were in need of additional faculty. The all time high vacancy …