Nursing Doctoral Faculty Perceptions Related to the Effect of Increasing Enrollments on Productivity

Suzanne C Smeltzer1, Nancy C Sharts-Hopko, Mary Ann Cantrell

  • 1About the Authors Suzanne C. Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN, is a professor and director, Center for Nursing Research, Villanova University College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor and director, PhD Program, Villanova University College of Nursing. Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor, educational psychology, Villanova University College of Nursing. Mary Ann Heverly, PhD, is adjunct associate professor, Villanova University College of Nursing. Amanda Jenkinson, MSN, RN, is a PhD candidate, Villanova University College of Nursing. This research was supported by a grant (Grant No. 70182) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Evaluating Innovations in Nursing Education National Program Office provided to Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer and the Villanova University College of Nursing. For more information, contact Dr. Shart-Hopko at nancy.sharts-hopko@villanova.edu.

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