Advisor
Copeland, Darcy A.
Committee Member
Henry, Melissa L.
Committee Member
Pool, Natalie M.
Committee Member
Dunn, Thomas
Department
College of Natural and Health Sciences; School of Nursing, Nursing Education
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley, (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
12-2022
Extent
170 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Abstract
The United States faces a shortage of nursing faculty members, impacting the nation’s ability to meet the demand for more nurses in the workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that predicted nurse faculty members’ intent to stay in academe. Dozens of factors were identified in the literature and grouped using Herzberg’s (1966) motivation-hygiene theory of job satisfaction. An online questionnaire was administered to 402 full-time prelicensure baccalaureate nursing faculty in the United States. The survey measured personal, job, and organizational factors including demographics, emotional intelligence, resilience, educational preparation, self-efficacy, mentoring and orientation, interpersonal relationships, and satisfaction with multiple aspects of the job and organizational leadership and policies. Using stepwise, multiple, and simple linear regression analyses, eight factors emerged as statistically significant predictors of nurse faculty members’ intent to stay in academe: satisfaction with the work itself, satisfaction with salary, years of academic teaching experience, satisfaction with interpersonal relationships, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, graduate education with an emphasis in education, and satisfaction with organizational and administrative policies. Academic nursing leaders could use these findings to inform hiring and mentoring practices to maximize retention of faculty members.
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
Local Identifiers
Frost_unco_0161D_11058.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
