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Professional Career Development

Abstract

A global shortage of nursing faculty is expected to worsen as aging faculty retire. Faculty vacancies contribute to denied admission of qualified applicants into nursing programs. Recruitment of military nurses is a solution to this problem. The transition from the military to academia is explored with recommendations for improvement identified.

Author Details

Katie A. Chargualaf, PhD, RN, CMSRN, School of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA; Brenda Elliott, PhD, RN, Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA; Barbara J. Patterson, PhD, RN, ANEF, School of Nursing, Widener University Graduate, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sigma Membership

Omicron Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Military Nurse, Nurse Faculty, Transition

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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The transition from military nurse to nurse faculty

Washington, DC, USA

A global shortage of nursing faculty is expected to worsen as aging faculty retire. Faculty vacancies contribute to denied admission of qualified applicants into nursing programs. Recruitment of military nurses is a solution to this problem. The transition from the military to academia is explored with recommendations for improvement identified.