nursing management from retired nurses' perspective     nobahar m [1] , ahmadi f* [2] , alhani f [3] , fallahi khoshknab m [4]     received: 9 sep, 2011 accepted: 20 nov, 2011     abstract   background & aims : managers are one of the effective factors in improvement of the organizations efficacy, effectiveness, and productivity. nursing managers' efficacy has an important role in hea...

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between faculty research productivity and organizational structure in schools of nursing. The need for nursing research has been widely recognized by members of the nursing profession, yet comparatively few engage in conducting research. Although contextual variables have been investigated that facilitate or inhibit nursing research, th...

Nursing schools state that faculty shortages caused by low faculty salaries are a primary reason for nursing shortages. In a Shenandoah University graduate survey, many nurses wanted to teach but could not leave their higher-paying clinical jobs. Shenandoah University’s Graduate Program in Winchester, VA received funding from the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority to use rural comm...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND To clarify the current state of communication between clinical nursing educators and nursing faculty members and the perceived difficulties encountered while teaching nursing students in clinical training in Japan. METHODS We collected data via focus group interviews with 14 clinical nursing educators, two nursing technical college teachers, and five university nursin...

Nursing faculty teaching medical students a module in clinical skills is a relatively new trend. Collaboration in education among medical and nursing professions can improve students' performance in clinical skills and consequently positively impact the quality of care delivery. In 2011, the Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Balamand, ...

a survey of frequency and type of medical errors done by nursing students of urmia medical sciences university in 1390     ebrahimi rigi tanha z [1] , baghaei r [2] , feizi a [3] *     received: 16 nov, 2011 accepted: 5 jan, 2012     abstract   background & aim: medication errors are among the most common medical errors. nursing students may commit these errors. thus, the aim of this study is t...

of Pro Elsevie The retention of nursing faculty is a growing concern in the United States and a major challenge for nursing education administrators. Aim: This descriptive study used Herzberg's Motivation– Hygiene Theory of Job Satisfaction to explore the factors that predict nursing faculty's job satisfaction and intent to stay in academe. Method: Institutional review board approval was obtain...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program provides promising junior faculty extramural funding, expert mentoring, and the training needed to be successful in the academic role. The Nurse Faculty Scholars program, which admitted its first cohort in 2008, is designed to address the nursing faculty shortage by enhancing leadership, educational, and research skills in junior...

OBJECTIVE The research assessed nursing faculty awareness and knowledge of the journal impact factor (JIF) and its impact on their publication choices. METHODS A qualitative cross-sectional questionnaire was developed using Fluid Survey and distributed electronically to nursing faculty and instructors at three post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan. Data were collected on place and statu...