Lori Candela, EdD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE Sarah Keating, EdD, RN, FAANAssociate Professor Endowed Professor

School of Nursing Orvis School of NursingUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas University of Nevada Reno

Antonio Gutierrez, PhDPost-Doctoral Researcher & Teaching Professor

School of Nursing University of Nevada Las Vegas

This study funded through a grant from the American Nurses Foundation

Nursing faculty routinely carry out:Teaching, research, service, clinical practice

What is shifting:Available resourcesProtracted shortages of nursing and facultyPublic demands for outcomes

Lack of studies regarding nursing faculty worklife

Wave of nursing faculty retirementsSalary Role conflictStressConcerns with tenure/ promotion processJob satisfactionRecognition from othersAdministrative support

Examine factors associated with the work life of nursing faculty in the United States

Analyze how those factors affect faculty intent to become, stay, or consider leaving the role

Sample

Materials & Instruments

Procedure

Data Analysis

Adapted with permissionNLN questionnaire on nursing faculty role satisfaction

Researcher-developed itemsItems currently undergoing validation procedures

CFA and SEM

nursing faculty members’ intent regarding the faculty role

Perceived teaching expertise

Support of administration

Perceptions of productivity

Choice of career in nursing

nursing faculty members’ generational differences with respect to intent

Veterans

Baby Boomers

Generation X

Millennials

LimitationsSelf-report survey Purely descriptive, cross-sectional designNature or environmental factors was not explored

Strengths Representative sample … more accurate information

nursing faculty demographicsRepresentativeness

Age

Diversity

Doctoral education

Role conflict

Organizational/administration support of faculty members’ efforts

nursing leadership

Productivity efforts

Recognition

Generation … exploit each generation’s strengths?

Future researchInclusion of more qualitative questions to gain a deeper, richer perspectiveFocus groups with randomly selected sample of nursing leaders and faculty