Why become a faculty member?
Nurse Educators combine clinical expertise with teaching and have rich and rewarding careers. They work in the classrooms as well as clinical practice settings, they are responsible for preparing and mentoring current and future generations of nurses. Nurse Educators play a key role in strengthening the nursing workforce, serving as role models and providing the leadership needed to implement evidence-based practice.

Why do nurses teach?

• Variety of work
• Stimulating work environment
• Their research and scholarship advance the practice of nursing and improve patient care
• Teaching is valued in society therefore Nurse Educators feel valued
• Flexible work schedules
• Distance learning/teaching opportunities
• To encourage and educate eager minds, and celebrate the achievements of their students
• Nurse Educators express a high degree of satisfaction with their work