@article {1306175, title = {College nursing faculty job satisfaction and retention: A national perspective}, journal = {Journal of Professional Nursing}, volume = {33}, number = {4}, year = {2017}, pages = {261-266}, abstract = { The need for registered nurses in the United States continues to grow. To meet this need for increased numbers of nurses, recruitment and retention of qualified nurse educators has become a priority, and job satisfaction and nursing faculties{\textquoteright} intent to stay have emerged as important considerations for administrators. The purpose of this study is to analyze variables of relationships with nurse faculty job satisfaction and intent to stay from data collected throughout the United States. The Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey was employed for the purposes of this study. Over 1,350 nurse educators were included in the survey. The findings support a variety of modifiable variables that are viewed as important by nursing faculty. The strongest relationship was found to be institutional leadership. The implications can inform academic administrators seeking to retain nursing faculty. }, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S8755722317300030?via\%3Dihub}, author = {Peggy Lee and Michael T. Miller and Thomas A. Kippenbrock and Chris Rosen and Jan Emory} }