A national survey examining the professional work life of todayʹs nursing faculty

SummaryObjective mine factors that influence faculty memberʹs work life in order to provide a supportive environment for recruiting and retaining nursing faculty. s-sectional non-experimental design incorporating correlation-based analyses gathered from a 45-item online survey. g rvey gauged several aspects of the nurse faculty work life, including teaching competence, productivity, and organizational support. ipants se faculty employed at either a CCNE or NLNAC accredited nursing program. s wise linear regression analysis was conducted to ascertain which aspects of work life significantly predicted nurse faculty membersʹ intent to stay or leave the faculty role. A one-way ANOVA examined whether faculty membersʹ intent to stay or leave the faculty role varied as a function of generation. s rom 808 useable surveys demonstrated that perceptions of administrationʹs support for faculty improvement, perceptions of productivity, choice of pursuing a professional career in nursing, and the application of perceived teaching expertise significantly predicted faculty membersʹ intent to stay or leave the faculty role. Moreover, generational membership influenced faculty membersʹ intent to stay or leave the faculty role. sions ic nurse administrators can positively affect the work life of their faculty and their intent to stay in the organization through support for the development of teaching and research roles with time and resources, recognition of faculty efforts, consideration of faculty needs from individual and generational perspectives, and targeted mentoring for career development.