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Nursing faculty job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected nursing faculty job growth rate is 12% from 2018-2028.
About 159,400 new jobs for nursing faculties are projected over the next decade.
Nursing faculty salaries have increased 9% for nursing faculties in the last 5 years.
There are over 27,882 nursing faculties currently employed in the United States.
There are 64,292 active nursing faculty job openings in the US.
The average nursing faculty salary is $63,552.
Year | # Of Jobs | % Of Population |
---|---|---|
2021 | 27,882 | 0.01% |
2020 | 25,030 | 0.01% |
2019 | 24,449 | 0.01% |
2018 | 22,822 | 0.01% |
2017 | 22,769 | 0.01% |
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2025 | $63,552 | $30.55 | +1.2% |
2024 | $62,820 | $30.20 | +1.5% |
2023 | $61,885 | $29.75 | +3.1% |
2022 | $60,007 | $28.85 | +3.1% |
2021 | $58,213 | $27.99 | +2.4% |
Rank | State | Population | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 156 | 22% |
2 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 1,250 | 19% |
3 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 195 | 19% |
4 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 145 | 19% |
5 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,067 | 18% |
6 | Alaska | 739,795 | 130 | 18% |
7 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,455 | 17% |
8 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 881 | 16% |
9 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 492 | 16% |
10 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 457 | 16% |
11 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 333 | 16% |
12 | Delaware | 961,939 | 150 | 16% |
13 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 141 | 16% |
14 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 661 | 15% |
15 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 280 | 15% |
16 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 598 | 14% |
17 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,236 | 12% |
18 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 1,100 | 11% |
19 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 405 | 11% |
20 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 192 | 11% |
Rank | City | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tinley Park | 2 | 4% | $51,322 |
2 | Visalia | 4 | 3% | $93,519 |
3 | Dubuque | 2 | 3% | $65,542 |
4 | Addison | 1 | 3% | $51,366 |
5 | Ontario | 3 | 2% | $89,924 |
6 | Washington | 7 | 1% | $84,607 |
7 | Sacramento | 3 | 1% | $95,180 |
8 | Saint Petersburg | 3 | 1% | $64,397 |
9 | Amarillo | 2 | 1% | $54,708 |
10 | Henderson | 2 | 1% | $76,228 |
11 | New Orleans | 2 | 1% | $62,149 |
12 | Pembroke Pines | 2 | 1% | $63,918 |
13 | Tempe | 2 | 1% | $51,189 |
14 | Phoenix | 3 | 0% | $51,250 |
15 | Atlanta | 2 | 0% | $58,985 |
16 | Chicago | 2 | 0% | $51,356 |
17 | Indianapolis | 2 | 0% | $70,360 |
18 | Tucson | 2 | 0% | $50,916 |
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Educational Administration And Supervision
Dr. Floyd Beachum: This advice would be for a recent graduate of a doctoral program who is interested in pursuing
a career as a faculty member at a college or university. Three quick pieces of advice I would give
include: get organized, get focused, and get moving. Get organized in terms of getting all of
their materials together as they embark upon a new position or as they look for a position. They
will need to have easy access to relevant documents, official paperwork, files, and/or work
products. Organization is the key to a better work flow. Get focused in terms of having the right
mindset to be successful as an academic. This requires that the person work diligently to
develop a research agenda in which they will have to publish articles, books, book chapters, and
present their research at academic conferences. Two major conferences in educational
leadership are the annual meeting of the University Council of Educational Administration
(UCEA) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Focus also includes
teaching various courses in educational leadership. It will take a considerable amount of time to
plan, read, coordinate, teach the course, and continuously learn while teaching. Focus also
means getting used to serving on various department, college, and/or university committees.
Service work helps evenly distribute work loads to help accomplish the goals of that college or
university. The last step, is get moving. This means that once the preliminary steps are taken,
then the person should be very purposeful as they go about doing all of the things mentioned
here. There is no time to waste because a person in the role of a new faculty member usually
has about three years before their first big review and six years before they must go up for
tenure and promotion. These decision points are high stakes because if they are productive,
then employment continues, if they are not productive, specific improvement advice can be
given and/or employment can be terminated.
Dr. Floyd Beachum: In the next three years, professors of educational leadership should look to develop skills in the
areas of technology, problem-solving, and diversity awareness. Technology, including the
proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) will surely transform the overall career landscape. In
educational leadership, faculty members should develop skillsets that will enhance their
understanding so that the technology can better support their teaching and research
endeavors. The skill of problem-solving is universal. For educational leadership professors, this
skill will better align them with the real-world issues that their students face. Being a better
problem-solver will also help build credibility with their students as well as practicing
administrators who sometimes call on professors for advice or consul. Diversity-awareness is an
important skill because the demographic landscape in the United States will become more
diverse. It is counter-productive to try and ignore, downplay, or refute this fact. School leaders
who recognize and prepare themselves to deal with diverse communities will be much better
off than those who choose not to engage.
Nicholls State University
Nursing Department
Dr. Raquel Engolio: Expertise and clinical experience are skills that will stand out for a clinical nursing instructor. Certifications in a respective specialty and advanced nursing degrees help to confirm that experience. Clinical experience in the acute setting is very valuable for clinical nursing instructors. Participating in a preceptorship, mentoring undergraduate students, and orienting new nursing graduates are skills that help clinical instructors stand out.
Dr. Raquel Engolio: Communication and teamwork. Clear communication as a clinical nurse educator is critical. Clinical instructors will supervise students in a complex, fast-paced clinical environment. This requires clear, timely, and professional communication. In respect to teamwork, clinical nursing instructors can expect to work with a team of course faculty in the classroom, lab, and clinical setting. During clinical, instructors work with the staff nurses and healthcare team. It is vital for clinical instructors to maintain positive group dynamics. Students, staff, and patients will often reach out and seek instructors who convey approachability, warmth, and competency in the clinical setting.
Dr. Raquel Engolio: Writing, assessment, and application of the nursing process in the clinical setting are important technical skills. Clinical instructors will lead nursing students and teach safe nursing care during the clinical experience. An advanced understanding of assessment, best practices for safe patient care, and applying safe clinical judgment in the health care setting are most important.
Dr. Raquel Engolio: Writing and professional presentation skills. Experience with publications, participation in nursing research, and years of experience in nursing education will help nursing instructors earn a more competitive salary. Publishing in peer-reviewed journals, participating in nursing research, and presenting information at events like a national conference will make clinical instructors more marketable. In addition, the attainment of advanced practice degrees and terminal degrees will improve a nurse educator's salary. These skills and qualifications require expertise in nursing and highlight a commitment to the profession and nursing education.
Michele Poradzisz Ph.D.: Nurses have always been respected and trusted, but the pandemic has given the public the chance to see nurses in a new light and appreciate them even more. People have witnessed the dedication that nurses have to their patients and profession. I believe this will motivate more people to want to join this noble profession. According to a 2020 study with The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers, the average age of registered nurses is currently at 51 years, so we can expect to see a large number of nurses retiring from full-time practice over the next decade. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected 7% growth in the market for RNs from 2019-2029, which is faster than the average growth in any other occupation.
We are seeing an increase in the number of people with degrees in other fields who are attracted to nursing and want to change careers. Accelerated degree programs for non-nursing graduates capitalize on the individual's previous education and experience and fast-track them to a baccalaureate (BSN) or master's (MSN) degree in nursing. For example, Saint Xavier University offers an accelerated BSN program that allows students to complete the nursing program in 15 months. Cohort sizes are kept small (typically 24 students) to allow personalized attention from faculty as well as to promote strong bonds among students.
Aside from the growth in the nursing job market, a big change will be in where nurses practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to bolster public health and community health resources in the U.S. Public health nurses focus on preventive care and provide care in state and local health departments, as well as schools, community clinics and workplaces. The length of stay for patients in hospitals is continually decreasing, and many elective surgeries and procedures are now done in outpatient or ambulatory settings. More and more, hospitals will provide care for the most complex or critically ill patients, while routine care will be centered outside hospitals. In addition, the large increase in numbers of people with chronic diseases points to the need for more nurses in home care and community settings.
Michele Poradzisz Ph.D.: Salaries for registered nurses have increased slowly, though remain fairly stable over the past couple of years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for RNs in 2020 was $75,330 annually, or just over $36 per hour. Salaries for RNs in Illinois are near the median for the U.S. Nurses with advanced practice licensure, such as nurse practitioners, can make significantly higher salary, with a national average salary of $115,800.
Michele Poradzisz Ph.D.: Employers of new nurses typically are more interested in thinking skills rather than technical skills. Nurses must be able to apply critical thinking skills to clinical situations. Nurses are constantly called upon to problem-solve, troubleshoot and make clinical decisions under changing conditions. The faculty of the BSN program at Saint Xavier University have developed a curriculum that focuses on important concepts that apply across the lifespan and health care settings. These concepts cover a spectrum that ranges from physiological to psychological and social. Nursing students learn to apply these concepts in the classroom, lab and clinical practicum through case studies, simulated clinical situations and direct patient care. Through these activities, nursing students learn how to "think like a nurse." They have a foundation to build on as they gain practical experience in the work setting.
Employers also seek nurses who have good assessment skills. Assessment is always the starting point for nursing action and involves specific skills such as listening to heart and lung sounds, but even more importantly, assessment requires skill in therapeutic communication techniques, which are used to determine the patient's history and perceptions of their current health-related problems. In Saint Xavier's BSN program, sophomore students learn basic assessment skills that focus on a holistic approach to assessment and application to people of all ages. Students hone these skills during their clinical practicum and lab experiences in junior and senior years.
Because technology is always changing, nurses must be able to continually adapt to new equipment, computer software, and procedures. Employers know that a new nurse will not be familiar with everything, and therefore orientation to an agency always includes the policies and procedures, equipment, electronic medical record and other computer software programs used in that setting. But characteristics such as flexibility, resiliency, adaptability and compassion are key to the nurse's success. Compassion is one of Saint Xavier's core values, and our curriculum embodies the service-focused mission laid by our Sisters of Mercy so that our nurses are able to provide exemplary care.
Bethune-Cookman University
L. Gale Lemerand School of Nursing
Sameh Ghareeb: Two of the biggest trends in nursing jobs because of the pandemic are overtime hours and the outburst of travel nursing jobs.
The increase of numbers of admitting patients to the hospital has significantly increased the need of nurses. This made hospitals request nurses to work additional shifts, in which many nurses worked 48-60 hrs/wk.
In addition, the need for nurses, pushed hospitals to hire more nurses. But as there is a shortage in nursing, nursing travel agency work outbursts.
Sameh Ghareeb: In nursing, and because of the nursing shortage crisis, hourly payments went up significantly. Some hospitals were willing to pay around $115/hour for travel nurses.
Sameh Ghareeb: As hospitals had to hire more nurses, it was a challenge for employers to educate new nurses on the hospitals' documentation systems and hospital policies in a very short period. Orientation for new nurses usually takes at least a week. Because of the pandemic, educators in hospitals had to shorten orientations to be done within 1-2 days, which is a huge challenge.
Francine Jensen: When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, nursing educators wondered if the challenges of being on the frontlines as nurses would drive people away from the profession. Luckily, this did not play out. Our admissions pools are as large as ever, and we are attracting people who are now more anxious to be nurses. The pandemic has raised awareness of the roles of nurses and the need for nurses in our country, and this has been good for the profession.
COVID has made us all, including nurses, re-think our priorities. We will see shifts of nurses applying for positions they always wanted; more staff who have been cross-trained to other areas who decide to stay; and other nurses who took this chance to retire. These will drive movement in the profession, which will free up opportunities for other nurses coming in.
We'll also see trends with nurses who are leaving bedside nursing and becoming nurse practitioners, a specialty which continues to grow.
Francine Jensen: At baseline, you'll need your RN licensure to enter the profession. One useful certification some universities are offering is a certificate in gerontology, which gives you focused training on that population-useful as the baby boomer generation continues to age. Over time, you can progress to receive your DNP or nurse anesthetist licensure where you'll take on advanced roles in nursing practice.
Francine Jensen: Salaries are often tied to the region where you work, so think carefully about where you decide to practice. Working night shifts and weekends will net you a dollar or two more an hour. One useful strategy to grow your wage is to regularly change your employment situation and negotiate your starting salary. Additionally, once you are in advanced roles in nursing, your salary will increase, so consider when the best time is to go back to school.
Barbara Wolfe Ph.D.: The need for RNs and advanced practice nurses (APRNs) is in great demand. Based on data from The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of registered nurses (RNs) is expected to increase by 7% and the need for nurse practitioners and other APRNs is expected to increase by 45% in the next eight or so years.
There is a significant need for nursing faculty. Currently there is a national nurse faculty vacancy rate of > 7%. This will, no doubt, increase given the projected swell of retirements by 2025-as much as a third of the current faculty workforce. Thus, we will see an increase need for doctoral education to prepare these individuals for this career path.
Barbara Wolfe Ph.D.: Clinical salaries have certainly increased over time. While this is good, it has drawn individuals away from a teaching career, which needs to be addressed if we are going to meet the demand for educating future nurses. Thousands of well-qualified applicants will continue to be turned away from nursing programs if this shortage persists.
Barbara Wolfe Ph.D.: Health care is rapidly changing, and the pandemic has contributed to some of these changes (e.g., the use of telehealth). Employers are looking for nurses who are able to adapt, innovate, and apply not only their technical skills, but also their knowledge and critical thinking to a variety of settings--particularly since most of health care is delivered in non-hospital environments.
Stephen F. Austin State University
Perkins College of Education
Shannon Darst Ph.D.: In the field of higher education, which includes both tenure-track and non-tenure-track/clinical faculty, we are seeing a trend toward more distance delivery of university courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This trend existed before restrictions related to COVID were put into place at face-to-face universities, but quarantining and other COVID-related restrictions have pushed most, if not all universities, toward offering more and more courses at a distance. This has created a need for faculty members who are well-versed in creating online courses in various course delivery platforms and in delivering lectures and course discussions in both a synchronous and asynchronous environment while keeping rigor and course standards intact.
At our particular university in Texas, we are also noting that more students are looking to decrease tuition costs, so they are seeking educational options like community colleges or trade schools before starting coursework at the university level. This has created a need for more clinical instructors and adjunct faculty in community colleges and trade schools.
In the field of visual impairment (areas of expertise include Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment, Teacher of Students who are Deafblind, Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Low Vision Therapist, Vocational Rehabilitation Therapist, Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist), trends toward more effective service delivery at a distance has come to the forefront due to restrictions related to COVID. This means that Clinical Instructors in the field of visual impairment have to become more adept at creating new methods and strategies of delivering services in a distance model. This requires some training in use of technology and training others to use technology in order to deliver lessons effectively and efficiently.
Also, a national push to provide more inclusive and effective training for those individuals who are Deafblind is on the horizon as one of the field's major focus areas. This means that more Clinical Instructors are going to be needed to address the increase in enrollment in training programs that provide educator personnel preparation for future Teachers of Students who are Deafblind.
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Department of Foundational Medical Studies
Abram Brummett Ph.D.: You may have heard of the "Fauci Effect," which has driven the interest in medical professions up. Applications to OUWB are up since the pandemic, and I suspect that interest in medical fields will go up across the board to include fields such as nursing, physician assistants, occupational therapists, social workers, and my discipline, clinical bioethics. The pandemic has exposed medical professionals as the heroes they always have been and that exposure has been inspiring to others.
Abram Brummett Ph.D.: Teaching soft skills is a really important part of what we do in the medical humanities and clinical bioethics. While we wrestle with difficult ethical dilemmas in contexts such as the end of life, birth, child-rearing, sexuality, and suffering, we also work hard to resist a reductionistic view of patients as a complex set of tubes, pumps, and chemicals that can result from years of medical education. We do this by encouraging a "holistic" approach to patient care that sees a patient situated within a whole matrix of social, psychological, religious, and economic factors that influence the doctor-patient relationship. Soft skills are a vital part of this approach, being able to talk with, earn the trust of, and motivate patients to follow a treatment regimen is just as important as an accurate diagnosis. Medicine remains, and will always be, a science and an art, and we are here to emphasize the art.
Abram Brummett Ph.D.: My field as a bioethicist is quite different from working as a physician and is all I can really speak on with regards to salary. I'm working on a study now with some colleagues tracking the current employment models and compensation rates of clinical ethicists around the U.S. A full time clinical ethicist can make anywhere from 70-120,000 depending on education and experience. We expect this salary will only go up as the field continues to standardize.
Arizona State University
Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation
Erica Lee: I hope that the biggest trend for new nurses entering the profession will be extended orientation periods. Unfortunately, many student nurses have missed out on inpatient clinical exposure during the pandemic in an effort to limit numbers of individuals entering into facilities. This may affect how confident the new graduate RN's feel in the environment and extra attention to orientation could help.
Erica Lee: All graduates should keep civility front of mind. This doesn't only mean acting with kindness and assuming best intent, it also means calling out incivility when they encounter it which is a far more difficult skill to master. I recommend role modeling after individuals they trust and admire and eventually it will become second nature.
Erica Lee: Salaries have not increased dramatically in the past 10 years, but the way they are calculated is more innovative. In the greater Phoenix area, employers are offering an initial new graduate RN salary, then adjusting it to market rate after a year of service. Separate from that, there is also opportunity for a merit-based increase which not only incentivizes retention but promotes excellent performance.
Julie Kruse Ph.D.: There are several areas in nursing that will most likely see an increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1) Telehealth Nursing: Telehealth has been defined as the sharing of heath information by patients and providers either synchronously or asynchronously using a telephone, videophone, or biometric monitoring unit (Bowles et al, 2012; Radhakrishnan et al, 2016). The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated growth in the area of telehealth and some researchers have estimated that over 30% of outpatient visits were conducted by telehealth in 2020.
The American Hospital Association reported that the number of hospitals either partially or fully implementing telehealth grew from 35% in 2010 to 76% in 2017. The compounded annual growth of telehealth is projected to grow over 28% from 2019 - 2025 according to an Arizton Market Report.
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic stimulated a spike in the growth of telehealth, this area of health care has been rapidly expanding over the past decade. Telehealth has been used with success in managing patients with heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and chronic wounds. Additionally, there will be a need for telehealth services to treat mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression as well as providing public health outreach to women, infants, and children.
2) Nursing in Outpatient and Community Settings: There will continue to be a shift from nursing care in hospital settings to community and outpatient settings.
3) Mental Health and Wellness: There will be a continued and increased need for mental health and wellness services. In a recent national study by Ettman et al. (2020), it was reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a 3-fold increase in the number of people who reported depressive symptoms. This increase in depressive and anxiety symptoms from the pandemic is further supported by the Kaiser Family Foundation who report that 11% of adults reported anxiety and depressive symptoms from January-June of 2019 versus 41.1% in January of 2021. The demand for nurses in this field will continue to expand as the number of people who experience mental health and substance misuse conditions continues to outpace the number of nurses and clinicians who can provide care.
Julie Kruse Ph.D.: In terms of certifications, this really depends on the type of nursing that you are interested in specializing in. For telehealth nursing there is not a specific certification; however, many nurses who work in telehealth have certifications in Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN, 2021) which has the broad scope of knowledge necessary for this field. In terms of mental health nursing, obtaining licensure as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will allow you to provide mental health care services to children, adults, families, groups, and communities. The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2021) has a website that offers additional information about careers in this field of nursing.
Julie Kruse Ph.D.: In the last century, nursing has been a stable career choice in terms of job stability and with the continued and projected nursing shortage, it will be a viable option in the future. Nursing is also a career choice that offers a comfortable living wage.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019) reports that the median salary for a nurse is $73,300 (range $52,080- $111,220) with a median hourly rate of $35.24 (range $25.04- $53.47). According to Nurse.com nursing salaries have had increased growth by 2.6% every year since 2014. The nursing shortage combined with a comfortable living wage makes nursing an excellent career choice.
References
American Academy of Ambulatory Nursing (2021). https://www.aaacn.org/certification/telehealth-certification
Dr. Terri Gibson: From what I read from nursing organizations and journal literature, big trends include the following:
-Wages seem to be increasing, even slightly for nurses providing direct care at the bedside. There continues to be a need for well-prepared nurses to work in acute care hospitals. With elevated rates of burnout among nurses, students need to be prepared to work under stressful conditions. For me as an educator, it means I have spent time encouraging and supporting the care they give themselves. We've worked on assessments and teaching-learning activities so they are aware that when they are healthy-physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, they can provide safer, better quality patient care. We spend some time learning ways to optimize their well-being through attention to stress management, good nutrition, regular exercise, healthy relationships, and spiritual renewal.
-Another trend is to bring students into the working environment as techs to take care of patients in the hospital or under the auspices of an RN license to assist with Covid vaccine administration. From my experience, students want to participate in care delivery now, so they have some preparation for what their future holds once they have their license and start into their first position as a nurse.
Dr. Terri Gibson: We have learned that prospective employers really appreciate when students have worked at the bedside. This includes as a nurse technician. In particular, they appreciate students who have spent full shifts working along an RN in a care delivery setting. We call this the Nursing Capstone Clinical, which is usually offered a student's final semester of nursing school. Not only do employers know that students have been able to show up on time and meet the demands of a 12-hour shift and all the care that is implemented during those hours, students also highly value the experience. They feel that now they have a better sense of what to expect. They've also benefited from the wisdom of their preceptor, particularly when unusual incidents come up that would not have been addressed in nursing school. The RN preceptors we have worked with have been awesome role models in this regard.
Other skills would be personal presence and patient support/communication. I do mock interviews for my senior nursing students and I receive great feedback from both students and the leader volunteers from local healthcare organizations that conduct the interviews for me through this Leadership Class activity. The students appreciate that they have a better sense of what to expect in an interview. The interviewers seem to appreciate those students who can step up and engage fully in the interview, identifying their strengths, ability to communicate and show that they care and have a passion for patient care.
It seems many employers need something that catches their attention from the myriad number of applicants and limited jobs they have to offer a new grad. Volunteerism, leadership opportunities and participation in special nursing-related projects seems to provide an extra boost to those students who show their enthusiasm and competence for nursing in this way.
Dr. Terri Gibson: Definitely. I've been licensed over 30 years and have seen increases-thankfully. I remember working as a nurse for $9 an hour. It was great to get a position in a clinic for $17 an hour. Moving into the hospital setting meant I earned even more per hour. Now there are many positions available to nurses and sometimes unfortunately, great variations in wages. We talk about needing more nursing students and the shortage of nursing educators, and how we need to support educators to have wages more closely aligned with others who practice in an acute care setting. I hope something changes to help correct these significant needs. According to recent reports I've read, earnings are still a big impetus for where people choose to work.
Judy Scott: The enduring impact will be the experience gained by attending nursing school during a pandemic. The students, as well as the faculty, have learned to be adaptable to the changing circumstances they have encountered. Another positive would be the increase in empathy they might feel for their patients, fellow nurses and staff members as they have seen the difficulties encountered during this pandemic.
Judy Scott: Being able to pass the NCLEX-RN exam with their first attempt will have a large impact on the student's ability secure that first position after graduation. Many students have taken advantage of the opportunity to work as an apprentice nurse during their last semester of school, thereby obtaining valuable work experience. Those that have not, will experience a nurse precepted experience working along side a nursing professional.
Judy Scott: All graduates need to be able to communicate well with Patients, their families, fellow nurses and staff as well as Primary Care Providers. They need to have an enquiring mind, a thirst for learning and expanding their knowledge base. Developing clinical judgment-insightful thinking will help the graduate care for their patients and to be a valuable member of the healthcare team. Professional behavior needed to collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team to ensure the best care possible is provided for all patients and families is another important soft skill needed.
Elizabeth Curtin: I believe so, especially with health care. We are in a nursing shortage right now and, unfortunately, nation-wide, we are seeing higher attrition rates in nursing, especially with the new nurses. Health care facilities are going to have to come up with new programs to help mentor the new nurses and to also support the seasoned nurses or the nursing will become even worse.
Elizabeth Curtin: There are many healthcare-related jobs, as nursing isn't the only one where we are seeing a shortage. There is a need for pharmacy techs, respiratory therapists, lab techs, phlebotomists, the list goes on. Also construction always needs skilled workers. My son has worked continually with a company that does fireproofing and construction and hasn't missed a paycheck since the pandemic started.
Elizabeth Curtin: More hands-on skills, resilience, adaptability to the ever-changing environment.
Keri Stolz-Russell: I would say that one of the biggest trends we'll see are nurses who experience "burnout" much more quickly. Taking care of COVID patients is exhausting both mentally and physically. I know that I always have to prepare myself mentally to enter a COVID room and go through my mental checklist of dos and don'ts, make sure all the supplies that I'll need if they're not already in the room, make sure I have a "gofer" nearby so I can poke my head out if I need something, and prepare myself to be uncomfortable under all of the PPE. The mental fatigue doesn't end there once I have left the patient's room. The facility I work for does not allow COVID positive patient s to have visitors which means there are a lot more families calling for updates along with long explanations as to what certain medications are, whether or not their family member is getting the treatment described on T.V., and whether or not I think their loved one will make it. The mental fatigue is then brought home with me. I'm concerned about bringing it into the car where my children sit to go run errands and attend school activities. I am concerned about taking off my scrubs as soon as I get home, putting them in the washer, taking a shower, and praying that I didn't bring it into my home.
Keri Stolz-Russell: I truly think that all depends on where you're trying to go. Regardless of where you want to go, I think doing an internship is always a great idea and will help narrow down your interests while providing some experience at the same time. Once you land on a specific area I would suggest working toward a certification in that area. Having that will show your development commitment to that specific area and could possibly allow for some advancement.
Keri Stolz-Russell: I tend to lean toward a Med/surg job. Med/Surg is fast paced and provides new nurses with a variety of diseases processes, complications, medical equipment, and ways to develop their clinical and critical thinking skills. I know that many new grads have the desire and goal to be an ER or CCU nurse, which is great of course, but I personally think that some experience on a med/surg floor first should be a stepping stone to getting there. It's interesting because when getting report from an ER nurse I can always tell who has had experience on a med/surg floor compared to those who have always been an ER nurse. These nurses tend to "have all of their ducks in a row" regardless of how long they've had their patient and they know more specific details regarding the patients living situation, meds that were given, and what actually brought them to the ER. On the other hand, ER nurses who only know the ER setting aren't as detailed, but rather give a brief overview as to why the patient came in and what has already been done. I've been told by coworkers who went from a med/surg floor to the ER or CCU that they were thankful that they started on med/surg first because it allowed them to develop the skills and clinical/critical reasoning at a slower pace as opposed to being forced to play "catch up" immediately down in ER or CCU while caring for critically ill patients.
Ilya Vilinsky Ph.D.: Most neuroscience bachelor's students are interested in health care in some form. Given the pandemic, I expect to see even more interest in the field. Traditionally, neuroscience (and biological sciences in general) grads were primarily interested in becoming medical doctors, but we are seeing more students go into related fields such as nursing, physician assistant, or anesthesia assistant. Outside of health care, neuroscience grads tend to work at biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
One of the biggest trends in neuroscience-related jobs is the incorporation of big data and machine learning into neuroscience research. These methods are not only useful to basic research but are applicable to a wide variety of fields.
Dr. Cheyrl Ensley: Training to be essential is critical. Increasing skills in using technology are necessary. Keeping students engaged and actively learning through technology is a crucial tool that will be extremely important to a teacher, whether teaching in person or virtually. Additionally, the gap year should be used to identify an area of interest for work. Once the site is specified, the graduate should build professional relationships and learn the site's culture.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice: The experience that most stands out on resumés, to my mind, is definitely internships or anything where the applicant has had to show initiative and exercise independent thought.
Suzanne Kemp Ph.D.: They need to stay engaged in some level of working with people with disabilities. If they do something that isn't relevant to the field, they won't be as marketable as a new graduate.
Clemson University
Department of Languages
Bo Clements: 1) teaching ASL included four parts: Educational background, Teaching background, Professional Development evidenced with hours, and Deaf Community Service. 2)Degrees (Must have MA or higher). 3) ASLPI score of 4 or higher, SLPI: ASL rating of Advanced Plus or higher or other proficiency interviews approved in the future. 4) List of courses you took to teach ASL - ASL Literature, ASL Linguistics, Deaf Culture/Deaf Community, Teaching Methods (ASL or Foreign Language), Assessment Tools, and Curriculum Development or Language Acquisition. Hold certification of American Sign Language Teachers Association, Inc. Also, show your expertise in using technology, such as the ZOOM platform, plus know how to edit a video, etc.
Bo Clements: There will be changes nonstop that impact this field in the general classroom and outside of the school of social media during the next five years. Some say there will be an explosive booming for technology products and smart devices for video platforms for teaching jobs and video relay services and more ASL access between Deaf or Hearing to work with Deaf/Hearing clients.
More Deaf people work from home and some own businesses via ASL access through video relay services and using video conference platforms. We need an expansion of technology to provide training to educate doctors, nurses, administrations, lawyers, etc., learn how to use robotic mobility style with a monitor that shows a live interpreter to communicate with Deaf consumers on the spot. It costs a low rate compared to waiting for a community interpreter to come. We should have a choice, to request to have a robotic live interpreter or/and a community interpreter.
It is an excellent opportunity to create new jobs for ASL students to work with video phone corporations, wireless corporations, online and streaming innovations, and applications for smartphones and smart computers to bring out a better partnership with colleges/universities ASL programs and internships.
Bo Clements: Pandemic during life after Graduation is very obviously tricky. Look at the unemployment rates. Millions of job positions are in a freeze. No jobs out there. A positive note that a student has a degree in American Sign Language with specialization in Interpretation Education & Training, Wireless Technology, or Development & Innovative of Social Media allows working from home to create thousands of online jobs - Teaching, Marketing, Engineering, Spectrum of Technology, and many more.
We cannot remove our masks, making it so difficult to communicate, as it's hard to read people's lips. That is the number 1 communication barrier for all of us. We cannot be close or touch each other in a public place, even at work, to communicate in person. That makes it so difficult to find jobs.
Chris Robinson: While I do not have a crystal ball, the value that orthotic & prosthetic professionals bring to an interdisciplinary health care team cannot be ignored. The same way a pharmacist guides treatment to the most appropriate prescription for a clinical problem, the O&P professional has the knowledge and training to develop treatment plans for conditions such as pain, congenital deformities, or difficulty with walking. I feel any healthcare provider that can empower patients to participate in their day-to-day activities, return to work, or even enjoy recreational activities will have a strong future. The most recent workforce demand study, funded by NCOPE and AOPA in 2015, identified a likely increase in demand for O&P professionals at all levels of education, from associate to master's degree trained practitioners.