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  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Workforce Studies

Background:

  • The current nursing shortage is widely recognized, but a parallel crisis in nursing faculty is less understood.
  • This faculty shortage poses a significant threat to educating the next generation of nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the current and projected nursing faculty shortage.
  • To identify key factors contributing to the shortage.
  • To discuss current mitigation strategies and future implications for nursing faculty.

Main Methods:

  • This article provides a descriptive overview.
  • It synthesizes information on faculty demographics, recruitment, retention, and educational capacity.

Main Results:

  • The demand for nursing faculty exceeds supply, with a significant number of vacant positions.
  • Factors include an aging faculty population, insufficient compensation, and competition from clinical practice.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing the nursing faculty shortage is crucial to sustain the nursing workforce.
  • Innovative solutions are needed to recruit and retain qualified nursing faculty.