Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 16-26 , January 2010

A study of nurse faculty job satisfaction in community colleges in Florida

  • Kathleen A. Lane, RN, DNP, FNP-BC

      Affiliations

    • St. Petersburg College Faculty, College of Nursing, Pinellas Park, FL 33780
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Joni Esser, RN, DNP, PNP-BC

      Affiliations

    • St. Petersburg College Faculty, College of Nursing, Pinellas Park, FL 33780
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  • Betty Holte, RN, DNP, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • Galen College of Nursing Faculty, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
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  • Marie Anne McCusker, RN, DNP

      Affiliations

    • St. Petersburg College Faculty, College of Nursing, Pinellas Park, FL 33780

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doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2009.05.001

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 16-26 , January 2010