Nursing the numbers through faculty recruitment and student retention.
A lack of nursing faculty is restricting program admissions when the need for registered nurses is critical. The authors discuss an innovative project that developed a pool of educators for the Texas Panhandle and retention strategies to promote student success in the nursing program.
Pullen
Richard L
RL
Amarillo College, Nursing Division, PO Box 447 Amarillo, TX 79178, USA. rlpullen@actx.edu
Mueller
Sheryl S
SS
Ashcraft
Jennifer L
JL
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013781:Texas; D014146:Training Support; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce