RN-to-BSN Students' Intent to Become Faculty: A Multisite Study.
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Background
A nursing faculty shortage means fewer nurses, exacerbating nursing shortages.Purpose
The purpose was to determine RN-to-BSN students' intent for a future nurse faculty role. A secondary purpose was to evaluate differences between students who indicated high and low intent to pursue a faculty role.Methods
The study was multisite and multimethod using 5 instruments.Results
Of 137 RN-to-BSN students who completed the online survey, 20% indicated they intended to pursue a future faculty role. Students with high intent to pursue a faculty role reported higher self-efficacy and interests in faculty activities. Only 6 of the high-intent students had been encouraged to pursue a future faculty role.Conclusions
RN-to-BSN students may be receptive to encouragement to consider a nursing faculty role in the future.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bond, DK; Peery, AI; VanRiel, YM; Gazza, EA; Phillips, BC; Winters-Thornburg, CE; Swanson, MS
Published Date
- July 2020
Published In
PubMed ID
- 31498197
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1538-9855
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0363-3624
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/nne.0000000000000732