Author(s)

Marietta P. Stanton, Donna R. Packa

Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA.

The nursing shortage is exacerbated by the faculty shortage, as faculty approach retirement age and too few faculty exist to replace them. Masters-prepared nurse with limited preparation for teaching may be unable to attend traditional educational programs because of work and family commitments. Without further academic preparation, these nurses are illprepared for the faculty role. The College of Nursing partnered with the College of Education to develop a nurse educator degree program to prepare nurses for the faculty role. Blended and online courses are provided by the Colleges of Nursing. The EdD. in Instructional Leadership for Nurse Educators degree can be completed in three years of coursework followed by dissertation research.

Doctoral Program; Nursing Education; Issues; Interdisciplinary; Nursing

Stanton, M. and Packa, D. (2012) The development of an interdisciplinary nurse educator doctoral program: Issues for consideration and goals for success. Open Journal of Nursing, 2, 239-245. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23037.