Name: Ana Stoehr
Current place of employment: INOVA Alexandria Hospital/George Mason University

Current role (clinical, administrative, dean, adjunct, etc.): Faculty and Staff Nurse
Highest level of education: MSN

Number of years you have been an RN: 27 years
Number of years as a Nurse Educator: 9 years

Why did you choose to teach nursing (variety of work, flexible work schedule, encourage and educate eager minds, etc.)?
The work hours and the idea of teaching future nurses.

Over the year/s how has your initial opinion of teaching changed? What is responsible for those changes?
Teaching has become more challenging contributing factors are; students, consumers, and the increased length of stay in the hospital.

Personally speaking, what is the best part of teaching nursing (advising students, classroom teaching, clinical instructing, etc.)?
Clinical instruction.

In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of being a Nurse Educator?
Staying current.

Would you encourage fellow RNs to consider becoming Nurse Educators? Why or Why not?
Yes. The opportunity to encourage students to help reshape nursing

In your opinion, what are some factors that retain you as a Nurse Educator?
The students.

What is your opinion of using the Internet as a teaching tool? (For example, one instructor teaching hundreds of students non clinical classes (A&P, Psychology etc.) in a virtual classroom?)
In some cases it is an excellent tool.

What is the main reason you see nursing students dropping out of programs?
The amount of science required.