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NCNA's Commission on Education
addresses educational issues including recruiting a diverse population into the workforce as students and faculty, working with leaders in practice to promote congruence between nursing education and practice, facilitating movement from one level of education to another and promoting continuing education.

Mission: To promote quality nursing education.

Position Paper: Nursing Education

BSN Completion: Frequently Asked Questions

ADN Faculty Salary: White Paper

Commission Projects:

Exploring successful partnerships among schools of nursing and practice sites.
Partnerships Between Nursing Education and Practice: NC and Around the Nation
Survey: Inventory of NC Partnerships
Implementing faculty mentoring program.
Developing tips for clinical nursing faculty to help them be successful (see Organizing the Clinical Day).
Developed tips for successfully returning to school.
Working with appropriate groups to resolve issues that impact nursing faculty's abilities to educate future nurses.
Participating in the statewide Transition to Practice Task Force.

North Carolina Center for Nursing Studies

The North Carolina Center for Nursing recently completed two studies looking at issues affecting nursing faculty in our state.

The first study examines the factors that influence qualified RNs to adopt or reject an academic career in nursing education.
Influential Factors in the Choice of a Nursing Education Career - June 2008

The second study examines the salaries earned by nurse educators within the community college system, the university system, and through the office of state personnel.
A Study of Nurse Educator Salaries in North Carolina - June 2008

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