Qualified nursing school applicants have continued to be turned away, limiting enrollment due to a shortage of faculty, which is attributed to several factors, including:
a. nursing faculty are subject to high levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction.
b. only the number of faculty in Associate Degree programs remain stable.
c. the mean age of nursing faculty continues to decrease and older faculty mentors have left the profession.
d. increasing job competition from higher paying clinical sites, especially in today's economic turndown.
ANS: D
Correct: Academic institutions, especially those faced with budget cuts, generally cannot compete with nonacademic employers. Faculty salaries continue to be a major contributor to the nursing shortage.
Incorrect:
a. Nursing faculty are the most satisfied of all professional nurses with their jobs.
b. Faculty preparing all levels of professional nurses are limited, most often due to aging.
c. Nursing faculty continue to age with the mean age increasing across all faculty positions.
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