Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 4-9, June 2006

Recruiting and retaining nursing faculty in a Texas Community College System: A strategy focused on collaboration and support

  • Mary J. Yoho, PhD(c), MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavior, Natural, and Health Sciences, Tomball College, 30555 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX, 77375 USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 281 357 3720 (work), +1 713 819 6269 (cell); fax: +1 281 351 3384.
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  • Patricia Timpinaro, MN, RN

      Affiliations

    • District Nursing, North Harris Montgomery Community College District, 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX, 77381 USA
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  • Chris Fowler, MPA

      Affiliations

    • The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 1200 East Anderson Lane, Austin, TX, 78752 USA

Abstract 

This article describes a dynamic collaboration between a Texas Community College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program and a local workforce board and state institution to implement an initiative to recruit and retain nursing faculty. Grant funds were the catalyst in the development of professional development workshops to train new nurse educators. ADN leaders should form alliances as an innovative strategy to diminish the interdependent nursing and nursing faculty shortages.

Keywords: Collaboration, Alliance, Nursing faculty shortage

 

PII: S1557-3087(06)00027-8

doi:10.1016/j.teln.2006.04.002

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 4-9, June 2006

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