Nursing the numbers through faculty recruitment and student retention.

Full Abstract

A lack of nursing faculty is restricting program admissions when the need for registered nurses is critical. The authors discuss an innovative project that developed a pool of educators for the Texas Panhandle and retention strategies to promote student success in the nursing program.

Author information

Author/s: Pullen, Richard L (RL); Mueller, Sheryl S (SS); Ashcraft, Jennifer L (JL);

Affiliation: Amarillo College, Nursing Division, PO Box 447 Amarillo, TX 79178, USA. rlpullen(-atsign-)actx.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 May-Jun; vol 34 (issue 3) : pp 132-6

Dates: Created 2009/05/04; Completed 2009/08/07;

PMID: 19412056, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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