title: Researching nurses as educators.
abstract: This study uses a survey to investigate the nurse educator's perceptions of their work and goals. Respondents were educators selected from a national list of nurses with doctorates. The survey used a combination of objective and open-ended questions. The purpose was to seek a correlation between the interests of the faculty and the expectations of their hiring institutions. Suggestions are made on ways educators, clinicians, and administrators can collaborate and consult for their mutual benefit.
authors.affiliation: Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Wardle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boutin
mesh_terms: D004526:Efficiency; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011361:Professional Competence; D012647:Self-Assessment