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A strategy to address the nursing faculty shortage
Barbara J Ganley1, Ingrid Sheets
1Graduate Nursing, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA 94901, USA. bganley@dominican.edu
The Journal of Nursing Education
|July 29, 2009
Summary
A new master's program successfully trained geriatric clinical nurse specialists, enhancing faculty and elder care services. It addressed recruitment challenges, offering solutions for other nursing programs.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Geriatric Care
- Healthcare Workforce Development
Background:
- Addressing the critical shortage of nursing faculty.
- Meeting the growing demand for specialized geriatric care professionals.
- Identifying needs within existing nursing education frameworks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the creation and implementation of a master's program for geriatric clinical nurse specialists and nurse educators.
- To share successes, challenges, and curricular insights for similar academic initiatives.
- To evaluate the program's impact on clinical instruction and geriatric care services.
Main Methods:
- Program development and implementation at a university setting.
- Curriculum design focused on geriatric nursing and nurse education.
- Analysis of program outcomes, including faculty enhancement and student recruitment.
Main Results:
- Successfully generated qualified geriatric clinical nurse specialists.
- Enhanced the university's clinical instructor pool and geriatric care capacity.
- Identified and addressed significant marketing and recruitment challenges.
Conclusions:
- The master's program effectively addressed nursing faculty shortages and the need for geriatric specialists.
- The initiative improved undergraduate geriatric nursing education and elder care services.
- Strategies for overcoming recruitment barriers are crucial for program sustainability and replication.
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