title: From bedside to classroom: the nurse educator transition model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this qualitative study was to generate a theoretical model that describes the social process that occurs during the role transition from nurse to nurse educator.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Recruitment and retention of qualified nurse educators is essential in order to remedy the current staff nurse and faculty shortage in the United States, yet nursing schools face many challenges in this area.
  
  
  METHODS
  This grounded theory study utilized purposive, theoretical sampling to identify 20 nurse educators teaching in baccalaureate nursing programs in the Midwest.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Nurse Educator Transition (NET) model was created from these data.This model identifies four phases in the role transition from nurse to nurse educator: a) the Anticipatory/Expectation Phase, b) the Disorientation Phase, c) the Information-Seeking Phase, and d) the Identity Formation Phase.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recommendations include integrating formal pedagogical education into nursing graduate programs and creating evidence-based orientation and mentoring programs for novice nurse faculty.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. aschoening@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schoening
mesh_terms: D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D017145:Models, Educational; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research