National Study of Nursing Faculty and Administrators' Perceptions of Professional Identity in Nursing

Tullamora Landis1, Nelda Godfrey, Celestina Barbosa-Leiker

  • 1Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Landis) and Associate Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research (Dr Barbosa-Leiker), College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane; Associate Dean, Innovative Partnerships and Practice Professor (Dr Godfrey), University of Kansas; Professor Emeritus and Founder of Civility Matters (Dr Clark), Boise State University, Idaho; Position Chief Program Officer (Dr Brewington), National League for Nursing, Washington, DC; Clinical Professor and Director Health Systems/Administration (Dr Joseph), University of Iowa College of Nursing; Professor (Dr Luparell), Montana State University College of Nursing, Bozeman; Associate Professor, Director (Dr Phillips), Institute for Educational Excellence, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina; Adjunct Faculty (Dr Priddy), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; and Campus Assistant Director (Ms Weybrew), ADN Program, American Career College, Los Angeles, California.

Nurse Educator
|July 19, 2021
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