Stress, Change, and Peer-to-Peer Advice: A Qualitative Exploration of Nursing Faculty Experiences
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Background Shortage of nursing faculty in colleges and universities presents a significant challenge to national and global workforce demands for nurses. Educator stress, burn-out and fatigue greatly affect faculty success and retention. Purpose The purpose of this research was to increase understanding of the lived experiences of nurse educators and identify tangible strategies to help them thrive. Methods Using an online open-ended cross-sectional survey and content analysis, this study explored qualitative data regarding nursing faculty experiences of stress, changes in their profession, and peer-to-peer faculty advice. Nurse educators participated using snowball sampling. They shared the survey with other faculty through meetings, listservs and emails at multiple universities. Results & Conclusions Findings from 113 participants highlight recommendations from and for nurse educators including insights on compassion, compassion-fatigue, and self-compassion. By sharing their wisdom, individual educators can use peer guidance to reflect on their own activities, make enhancements, and enact change.
