•75,587 qualified nursing school candidates were turned away in 2011. Two-thirds of the nursing school reported faculty shortage as the reason.There is a 7.6% nurse faculty vacancy rate. (AACN, 2012).
Causes are aging faculties.
Work load. Low pay compared to other nursing positions and other disciplines.
Needs a secondary job to compensate for the low salary, leads yo decreasing full time faculties
Under representation of minority-diversity groups
Nurses opting out faculty positions.
Young generation turning to different professions doe to lack of compensation
Lack of fundings
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