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Hiring and incorporating doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse faculty into academic nursing programs.

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Agger, CA; Oermann, MH; Lynn, MR
Published in: The Journal of nursing education
August 2014

Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 deans and directors of nursing programs across the United States to gain an understanding of how Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)-prepared nurses seeking academic positions are hired and used in schools of nursing. Interviews sought to gain information regarding (a) differences and similarities in the roles and responsibilities of DNP- and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)-prepared faculty, (b) educational advancement and mentoring of DNP-prepared nurse faculty, (c) recruitment of doctorally prepared nurse faculty, and (d) shortages of nursing faculty. DNP- and PhD-prepared nurse faculty are hired for varying roles in baccalaureate and higher degree schools of nursing, some similar to other faculty with master's degrees and others similar to those with PhDs; in associate degree in nursing programs, they are largely hired for the same type of work as nurse faculty with master's degrees. Regardless of program or degree type, the main role of DNP-prepared faculty is teaching.

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The Journal of nursing education

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1938-2421

ISSN

0148-4834

Publication Date

August 2014

Volume

53

Issue

8

Start / End Page

439 / 446

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Schools, Nursing
  • Qualitative Research
  • Personnel Selection
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Faculty, Nursing
  • Education, Nursing, Graduate
 

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Agger, C. A., Oermann, M. H., & Lynn, M. R. (2014). Hiring and incorporating doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse faculty into academic nursing programs. The Journal of Nursing Education, 53(8), 439–446. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20140724-03
Agger, Charlotte A., Marilyn H. Oermann, and Mary R. Lynn. “Hiring and incorporating doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse faculty into academic nursing programs.The Journal of Nursing Education 53, no. 8 (August 2014): 439–46. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20140724-03.
Agger CA, Oermann MH, Lynn MR. Hiring and incorporating doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse faculty into academic nursing programs. The Journal of nursing education. 2014 Aug;53(8):439–46.
Agger, Charlotte A., et al. “Hiring and incorporating doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse faculty into academic nursing programs.The Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 53, no. 8, Aug. 2014, pp. 439–46. Epmc, doi:10.3928/01484834-20140724-03.
Agger CA, Oermann MH, Lynn MR. Hiring and incorporating doctor of nursing practice-prepared nurse faculty into academic nursing programs. The Journal of nursing education. 2014 Aug;53(8):439–446.

Published In

The Journal of nursing education

DOI

EISSN

1938-2421

ISSN

0148-4834

Publication Date

August 2014

Volume

53

Issue

8

Start / End Page

439 / 446

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Schools, Nursing
  • Qualitative Research
  • Personnel Selection
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Faculty, Nursing
  • Education, Nursing, Graduate