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Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Educators Of Private Colleges And Universities, Jacqueline Kay Kuennen Jan 2002

Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Educators Of Private Colleges And Universities, Jacqueline Kay Kuennen

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It is widely known that a nursing shortage exists in the health care field today. Less well known is the existence of a nurse educator shortage. Most research has been directed toward investigating the nursing shortage in general rather than the nurse educator shortage in particular. Research on job satisfaction among nurse educators has received recent attention and has been regarded as the most urgent and immediate step in ameliorating the nurse educator shortage.

The purpose of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among nurse educators in private colleges and universities in a midwestern state. In addition to investigating …


Board Members’ Perceptions Of Their Roles And Responsibilities At Centers For Independent Living In Iowa: The Impact Of Demographic And Experiential Variables, Kimberly Jo Hurley Jan 2002

Board Members’ Perceptions Of Their Roles And Responsibilities At Centers For Independent Living In Iowa: The Impact Of Demographic And Experiential Variables, Kimberly Jo Hurley

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any relationships between the demographics and board experience of board members at Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in Iowa and their perceptions of their roles and responsibilities. A survey was administered to board members of five of the seven CILs in Iowa (N = 62, n = 36).

Although the sample was not large enough to determine the proposed relationships, descriptive statistics were used to summarize the demographics and board experience of the subjects as well as their ability to correctly distinguish between the roles the CIL board and …