More Nurse Educators Needed: Help Train The Next Generation

In light of the health care reform bill passed by Congress in spring 2010

, the Tri-Council for Nurses is calling for Registered Nurses to advance their education because a "more highly educated nursing workforce is critical" to the country's health care needs.

The Tri-Council is made up of three nursing associations/organizations: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nursing and the American Organization of Nurse Executives.

Registered Nurses with an associate degree in nursing may want to consider earning an ADN to MSN degree so that they may become nursing educators.

In a statement the Tri-Council for Nursing, said:

"Current healthcare reform initiatives call for a nursing workforce that integrates evidence-based clinical knowledge and research with effective communication and leadership skills. These competencies require increased education at all levels. At this tipping point for the nursing profession, action is needed now to put in place strategies to build a stronger nursing workforce. Without a more educated nursing workforce, the nation's health will be further at risk."

The nation is facing a critical nursing shortage in the coming years. As a result, many people are hoping to become nurses. Tens of thousands of qualified potential students have applied to the nation's nursing schools only to be turned away due to lack of facilities and a dearth of nursing faculty. Most nursing schools require that faculty have advanced nursing degrees, yet many nurses don't think of becoming nursing educators because they can make more money in a health care setting than in academia.

Nurses wishing to pursue an ADN to MSN degree may soon be able to take advantage of a bill recently introduced by Congress that will pay any loans a nurse takes to earn an advanced nursing degree so long as he or she works as a nursing educator for four years after graduation.

You'll still be in high demand even if you choose not to become a nursing educator after earning a masters degree nursing. The Tri-Council's statement goes on to say that:

"Nurses with advanced education are needed in large numbers to serve as teachers, scientists, primary care providers, specialists, and leaders throughout the healthcare delivery system. The Tri-Council encourages all nurses, regardless of entry-point into the profession, to continue their education in programs that grant baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. A wide variety of education options exist to further the preparation of today's nursing workforce, including degree-completion, online, accelerated, and part-time degree programs."

by: Jean Henshaw

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