MAKING THE MOST OF OUR TIME: FACULTY AND STUDENTS COLLABORATING.
Abstract
Nursing faculty members are feeling the stress of trying to meet the expectations of the academic community while addressing the concerns of the student populations. Nursing shortages both within the profession and at the academic levels are causing increasing stress for the individuals actively engaged in the performance of health care. Tenure, promotion, teaching, research, administration, practice, and service are each an integral facet of the faculty's role. In addition, as faculty members engage in these roles, students are making demands concerning the applicability of the course assignments to their professional lives. Innovative mechanisms have to be identified to reduce the stressors encountered by these faculty members while making student assignments applicable in today's work environment. Examples for this article were taken from the academic setting of an undergraduate RN-BSN and a graduate program. This article provides several options for incorporating students into various aspects of faculty roles thus reducing some of the stressors and frustrations encountered by both groups.Downloads
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