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Transitioning Nurse Practitioners into Assistant Professors

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  • Kristy Oden

    College of Nursing and Allied Health, USA

    Author

  • Jenny Dawson

    University of North Alabama, USA

    Author

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss1.301
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Abstract

As the nursing shortage continues to increase, there is a need for qualified nursing faculty. The development of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice, a terminal degree with a focus on clinical practice, has the potential to bridge the gap of nursing faculty. Nurse practitioners are transition into education. Nurse practitioners are experts in various practice areas but novice nursing faculty. Mentoring of new faculty by seasoned faculty is a way to grow excellent nursing faculty and increase retention of employees. Many resources exist to make this transition smooth.

Author Biography
  1. Kristy Oden, College of Nursing and Allied Health, USA

    Master's of Science

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Published
2015-01-01
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): International Journal for Innovation Education and Research
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Oden, K., & Dawson, J. (2015). Transitioning Nurse Practitioners into Assistant Professors. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 3(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss1.301