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Shellye A Vardaman1, Laura Logan, Suja P Davis
1About the Authors Shellye A. Vardaman, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, CNE, is professor, Troy University School of Nursing, Troy, Alabama. Laura Logan, MSN, RN, CCRN, is clinical instructor, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Suja P. Davis, PhD, RN, is clinical associate professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Erica Sciarra, PhD, DNP, APN, AGNP-C, CNE, is assistant professor, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. Jenneth B. Doria, DNP, MS, RN, is associate professor (clinical), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Jordan Baker, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, is clinical instructor, Stephen F. Austin University. Sheryl Feeney, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, is nursing professional development specialist, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Edmund J. Y. Pajarillo, PhD, RN-BC, CPHQ, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, is professor, College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York. Susan Seibold-Simpson, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP, is adjunct faculty, State University of New York-Delhi, Delhi, New York, and research specialist, Center for Nursing Research/Center for Nursing, Foundation of NY State Nurses, Guilderland, New York. Maria Bajwa, PhD, MBBS, MSMS, RHIT, CHSE, is adjunct faculty, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts. The authors, members of the National Consortium of Academic Nurse Educators, wish to extend their appreciation to the other members who participated in this research: Dr. Frederick Brown, Dr. Annemarie Dowling-Castronovo, Dr. Rachael Farrell, Dr. Tracy Holt, Dr. Edwin-Nikko R. Kabigting, Dr. Dulcinea M. Kaufman, Dr. Valerie Esposito Kubanick, Dr. Jan L. Lee, Janice Le Platte, Rae Mello-Andrews, Dr. Kristi S. Miller, Dr. Jill M. Olausson, Catherine Quay, Dr. Zelda Suzan, Dr. Roseminda Santee, Dr. Kelly Simmons, Dr. Cynthia Wall, and Dr. Shari L. Washington. For more information, contact Dr. Vardaman at svardaman@troy.edu .
Aim:
The purpose of this qualitative study was twofold: 1) explore factors contributing to the shortage of academic nurse educators (ANEs) and 2) identify opportunities to address these factors from the perspectives of nursing education institutions.
Background:
The nurse faculty shortage is a major national concern, with inadequate recruitment and retention. Addressing the nursing faculty shortage is important to maintain a sustained nursing workforce.
Method:
Using a nominal group technique (NGT), a group of 45 diverse nurse educators from across the United States formed a virtual workgroup.
Results:
Findings led to an action plan formulated to guide educational institutions with ways to decrease the ANE shortage through recruitment and retention.
Conclusion:
The evidence demonstrates the need for educational institutions to concentrate efforts on recruiting and retaining ANEs to combat the nursing shortage. The analysis offers recommendations to institutions to increase the number of qualified ANEs.
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