RN-to-BSN Students' Intent to Become Faculty: A Multisite Study.

BACKGROUND: A nursing faculty shortage means fewer nurses, exacerbating nursing shortages. PURPOSE: The purpose was to determine RN-to-BSN students' intent for a future nurse faculty role. A secondary purpose was to evaluate differences between students who indicated high and low intent to pursue a faculty role. METHODS: The study was multisite and multimethod using 5 instruments. RESULTS: Of 137 RN-to-BSN students who completed the online survey, 20% indicated they intended to pursue a future faculty role. Students with high intent to pursue a faculty role reported higher self-efficacy and interests in faculty activities. Only 6 of the high-intent students had been encouraged to pursue a future faculty role. CONCLUSIONS: RN-to-BSN students may be receptive to encouragement to consider a nursing faculty role in the future.

Diversity must start somewhere: the experience of one college of nursing.

The concept of diversity varies widely in its definition, conceptualization and connotations. Addressing issues of diversity within a college of nursing is necessary if the cultures of our academic units are to change and become more inclusive. The article provides an overview of how this CON began to address changing its culture to one of a more inclusive nature and across all groups represented within the college, not bound only by ethnicity and gender. The process described in this article may provide an example for others to follow.

Parent and teacher perceptions of the impact of school nurse interventions on children's self-management of diabetes.

Diabetes is a common chronic illness among school-age children. The school nurse collaborates with the student, parents, and teachers to help the child manage their diabetes effectively. Very little is known about the relationship between school nurse interventions and parent/teacher perceptions of the child's self-management. We examined this relationship in a sample of 69 school-age children who received case management from school nurses. Our findings suggest that teachers and parents do not always agree on how well a child manages their illness. When school nurses provide more education and counseling, parents are more likely to perceive an improvement in their child's self-management. Teachers are more likely to perceive an improvement when the nurse provides more classroom visits and includes the physical education teacher and guidance counselor. These findings suggest that the roles of educator, counselor, and collaborator are important for school nurses who provide care to school-age children with diabetes.

An integrative curriculum for accelerated nursing education programs.

The number of accelerated baccalaureate and direct-entry master's nursing programs being offered in the United States is increasing. These programs shorten the amount of time to educate entry-level nurses. This article describes one school's curriculum for a direct-entry master's nursing program. A faculty task force developed the curriculum and used the opportunity to change the educational paradigm from traditional pedagogical to a concept student-learning approach. The curriculum design, which integrates nursing content through a conceptual model, and an innovative clinical experience model are described. In addition, the article discusses the successes and challenges of the program encountered during the first 2 years of initiation of the curriculum.