Split images: compared perceptions of nursing faculty

This pilot study confirmed the existence of wide differences between a group of nursing faculty and a group of staff RNs with regard to the way in which faculty and their roles are perceived. Fewer differences were evident with regard to which characteristics were viewed as important for nursing faculty to possess. We suggest that comparable discrepancies may be present in other settings similar to ours; furthermore, we believe that such differences may contribute to the gap between service and education, and we therefore recommend further study.