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Where Have all the Faculty Gone? |
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Presentors: |
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Dr. Sheila Exstrom, Nursing Education
Consultant, Nebraska Board of Nursing |
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Dr. Rosalee Yeaworth, Dean Emeritus and
Professor Emeritus, UNMC, College of Nursing |
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Ms. Florence Brown, Administrator, Creighton
University Women’s Community Health Center |
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Dr. Marilyn Valerio, Chair, Nursing Program,
Methodist College |
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According to the Federal Government |
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Nebraska has/will have: |
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2000--had 90% of needed nurses |
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2005--will have 89% of needed nurses |
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2010--will have 86% of needed nurses |
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2015--will have 81% of needed nurses |
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2020--will have 74% of needed nurses |
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Aging of workforce |
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More career choices available |
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Stressful working conditions |
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UNABLE TO GET INTO A NURSING PROGRAM |
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Nebraska, like other states has waiting lists to
get into most nursing programs |
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Top three reasons for inability to increase
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AVAILABILITY OF PREPARED FACULTLY |
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Availability of Adequate Clinical Facilities |
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Availability of Academic Facilities--offices,
classrooms, etc. |
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Median age of faculty is older than other areas
of nursing |
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Faculty enter field at an older age--due to time
to get advanced degrees |
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Other employment opportunities (in & out of
nursing) offer better salaries |
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Expensive and time consuming to get advanced
degrees |
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Required by accrediting/approving agencies |
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Rosalee Yeaworth, RN, PhD, FAAN |
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Dean Emeritus & Professor Emeritus |
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UNMC College of Nursing |
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Flexible Schedules |
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Better wages and benefits |
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Less stressful working conditions |
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Child care options (emerging concern) |
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Position more rewarding professionally |
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Better salaries |
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More convenient work hours |
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Personal safety concerns in health care
environment |
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Job satisfaction lowest in nursing homes and
hospitals |
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Job satisfaction highest in nursing education |
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Advanced education may be financed by
scholarships, traineeships, assistantships, forgivable loans |
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Increased opportunities--better positions,
travel, research, publication, involvement in professional organizations |
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Potential for joint appointments--clinical and
teaching |
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Panel Discussion |
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Moderator |
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Florence Brown, RN, BSN, MPA |
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Administrator, Creighton University Woman’s
Community Health Center, Omaha, NE |
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Martha J. Foxall, RN, BSN, MA, MSN, PhD, FAAN,
Omaha--for 50 years has taught in a variety of nursing programs including a
variety of specialty areas.
Currently teaching MSN and PhD nursing students at UNMC College of
Nursing |
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Linda Hughes, RN, PhD, CCRN, Omaha--for 22 years
has taught in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, both
clinical and didactic. Currently
teaching BSN and MSN students at Nebraska Methodist College |
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Patricia Karsk, RN, BS, MSN, Columbus--for 20
years has taught in both Practical nursing and Associate Degree
Nursing. Currently serving as the
Dean of Nursing at Central Community College, Grand Island with campuses in
Columbus and Kearney also. |
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Steven R. Pitkin, RN, MN, Kearney--for 25 years
has taught in nursing education.
Currently teaching BSN nursing students at UNMC College of Nursing
in Kearney. |
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Also serves as a member of the ANA Congress on
Nursing Practice & Economics and is a member of the ANCC Commission on
Magnet Recognition |
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Wendy Wells, RN, BS, BSN, MSN Scottsbluff--for 3
years (she’s our new instructor on the panel) has taught Community health
with clinical to BSN students.
Currently is teaching BSN students at UNMC in Scottsbluff |
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Wendy completed her master’s “in order to teach” |
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Resources |
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Nursing Education Graduate Programs |
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Financial |
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Clarkson College |
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Creighton University |
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Nebraska Methodist College |
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Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Nurse Reinvestment Act |
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National Health Service Corps |
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Bureau of Health Professions |
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Employee Benefits i.e. tuition assistance |
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www.nursesource.org |
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www.aacn.nche.edu |
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www.astd.org |
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www.nln.org |
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www.nnsdo.org |
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www.center4nursing.org |
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Roles |
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Specialties |
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Qualifications/Education |
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Practice Settings |
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Mentors |
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Benefits |
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Notes