Transitioning From Nursing Practice to a Teaching Role

@article{Penn2008TransitioningFN,
  title={Transitioning From Nursing Practice to a Teaching Role},
  author={Barbara K. Penn and Laurie Dodge Wilson and Robert J Rosseter},
  journal={OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing},
  year={2008}
}
The national dialogue about the expanding nurse faculty shortage has piqued the interest of many nurses in practice and motivated them to pursue a teaching role. Thought eager to share their clinical expertise as nurse educators, many of them have questions about what is required to transition from the clinical practice setting to the academic environment, even on a part-time basis. This article provides practical advice on how to find teaching opportunities in higher education and make the… 
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