title: Transitioning from clinical practice to nursing faculty: lessons learned.
abstract: Entering into academia as a nurse educator requires a major transition from the practice arena to the educational world. The nurse, often an expert clinician, enters as a novice educator. Lessons learned from personal experience and a literature review were integrated. These lessons are organized into three categories: knowledge deficit, culture and support, and salary and workload. Findings are shared with new nursing faculty to ease the transition.
authors.affiliation: Chippewa Valley Technical College, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022, USA. pmcdonald6@cvtc.edu
authors.forename: Paula Jo
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011361:Professional Competence; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012944:Social Support; D016526:Workload