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Published on: August 29, 2025
A Systematic Review: Instruments to Measure Educator Retention Concepts.
Virginia Tufano1, Diana Martinez Dolan, Pamela Willson
1About the Authors Virginia Tufano, EdD, MSN, RN, is assistant professor, St. David's School of Nursing, Texas State University, Round Rock, Texas. Diana Martinez Dolan, PhD, RN, CNML, is assistant professor and MSN leadership and administration coordinator, St. David's School of Nursing, Texas State University. Pamela Willson, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, NE-BC, FAANP, is professor and director, Graduate Program, St. David's School of Nursing, Texas State University. For more information, contact Dr. Tufano at vet17@txstate.edu.
This study identified tools to measure social support, motivation, and work opportunities for nurse educators. These instruments are crucial for addressing nurse faculty shortages and strengthening nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education Research
- Health Workforce Studies
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Significant vacancies exist in nurse faculty positions.
- This shortage limits the capacity of nursing education programs to prepare new nurses for the workforce.
- Addressing these vacancies is critical for the future of the nursing profession.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify quantitative instruments measuring key factors supporting nurse educator roles.
- Focus areas included social support, internal motivators, and work opportunities.
- This research aims to inform strategies for nurse educator retention.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive literature search was conducted across education, nursing, and psychology databases.
- Identified instruments were systematically analyzed against three core concept categories.
- Search strategies, retrieval data, and quality assessments were documented.
Main Results:
- Out of 98 retrieved articles, 7 met the inclusion criteria after full review.
- A total of 20 unique quantitative instruments were identified and analyzed.
- Instruments were categorized based on their measurement of social support, motivation, and work opportunity.
Conclusions:
- Quantitative instruments exist to measure the core components of the Nurse Educator Retention Framework.
- These validated tools can aid in understanding and improving conditions for nurse educators.
- The findings support the development of targeted interventions to enhance nurse educator retention.
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