Preparing Nurse Scientists: Challenges and Solutions

Jean McSweeney¹, Linda S Weglicki, Cindy Munro+2

• ¹Jean McSweeney, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Linda S. Weglicki, PhD, RN, is Professor and Dean, Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Charleston. Cindy Munro, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FAAAS, is Dean and Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, is the Ruth M. Anderson Endowed Chair and Associate Dean for Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Rita Pickler, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the FloAnn Sours Easton Professor of Child and Adolescent Health, Martha S. Pitzer Center for Women, Children, and Youth, and Director of the PhD and MS in Nursing Science Programs, The Ohio State University, Columbus.