Download or read book The CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE NURSING FACULTY SHORTAGE written by Patricia I. Newman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current qualitative phenomenological study involved identifying and exploring the factors contributing to the nursing faculty shortage of Western Massachusetts. Through interviews, 24 participants, including 5 for the pilot study, identified and discussed the reasons why they chose not to teach, or to continue to teach, and why registered nurses did not choose faculty teaching as a career track in education. Poor salaries were the primary factor contributing to the shortage of nursing faculty in Western Massachusetts. Participants provided personal insight and suggestions concerning various educational institutions in Western Massachusetts and participated in a Massachusetts survey that examined many suggestions to alleviate the faculty shortage in Western Massachusetts.