Desperate measures in desperate times for today's nursing education: mentoring new and experienced faculty how to teach

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Nursing faculty today are facing many difficult issues which are requiring rapid solutions. This being the case may be deemed as problematic from a national view. The nursing educator's shortage has prompted the hiring of many new, inexperienced part-time faculty and even unprepared faculty with advanced degrees in solving the shortage for nursing education. Who is mentoring this new faculty?

The nursing student profile requires different measures in teaching. Traditional methods are now outdated. How are we dealing with these concerning issues? What are the risks we are facing with our nursing students both didactically and clinically? Will they be prepared for the NCLEX and be the safe effective care agent for the future population of client care? Are the desperate measures a benefit or a risk to our educational outcomes? Perhaps awareness will assist us in improving and making choices for improving the standards of practice today in the institutions we teach.