Nurse educators have a vital role in the future of healthcare. 他们在学术机构和医疗机构中担任领导或教育角色, 教授学生，并为当前的护理人员和其他医疗保健专业人员提供临床教育.
Despite the importance of this position, there is a nurse educator shortage 这导致成千上万的潜在学生被护理学校拒之门外. As a result, there is a projected 18% increase in employment for nurse educators from 2022-2032, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
以下是你需要了解的关于护士短缺的情况，以及为什么护理教育者很重要.
What Nurse Educators Do
护士教育者的主要作用是在包括医院在内的各种环境中为有抱负的和现有的护士提供培训, private practices, colleges and universities and other work spaces. 他们的日常职责可以从课堂授课到为护理人员和其他医疗保健专业人员提供临床教育.
护士教育工作者可以在整个医疗保健行业找到各种各样的职业机会. Examples include:
- Community-based healthcare organizations
- Universities and colleges
- Public health nursing
- Acute healthcare systems
Why Nursing Educators are Important
Despite the high demand for professional RNs, 医护人员短缺导致护理学校拒绝招收学生. According to an 美国护理学院协会(AACN)报告, U.S. 2018年，护理学校拒绝了超过7.5万名合格申请者，主要原因是师资力量不足. 该报告还发现，全国有1700多个开放的护理教育职位.
Causes of the Nurse Educator Shortage
导致护士教育工作者短缺的几个因素包括:
Retirements
大量的教育工作者和注册护士到了退休年龄，却没有足够的人来代替他们. 由于缺乏合格的候选人和申请人数少, some of these openings remain vacant. 拥有硕士学位的教师平均年龄为教授, associate professors and assistant professors was 55, 56 and 50 respectively according to AACN. 这不仅造成了护士教育工作者的短缺, but it also becomes a factor in the general RN shortage 由于护理学生的数量有限，一个幸运28计划可以容纳.
Getting an Advanced Degree
To become a nursing educator, RNs 是否需要完成高级学位，如硕士或博士学位. 有些人没有时间或金钱来完成高等学位课程.
Solutions for the Nurse Educator Shortage
有各种各样的举措来帮助增加全国护士教育工作者的数量，包括创造奖学金机会, 并增加信息流通，提高对短缺的认识.
Other ways the shortage is being addressed include:
Improving Better Access to Advanced Degrees
There are now several online nursing education degree programs nurses can pursue. At Herzing University, we offer an MSN in Nursing Education 对于BSN护士来说，这是专门针对那些有兴趣培训未来和现在的护士和护士 RN to MSN program (nurse educator) 专为拥有副学士学位(ADN/ASN/AASN)的注册护士设计，寻找获得MSN学位的最短路径.
Offer Student Loan Forgiveness
Many states are providing nurses with student loan forgiveness due to the shortages. Reimbursement amounts and qualifications vary by state, 但一些提供贷款减免计划的州包括:
- Alaska
- California
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Students and alumni should contact Herzing’s Alumni Financial Support Center for more information.
Opportunities to Specialize
与医疗领域的其他护理岗位竞争, 护士教育工作者可以专攻某些专业，并提高他们的教育水平. With Herzing University’s post-master’s programs, MSN毕业生有机会提升他们在该领域的职业和经验水平.
Interested in becoming a nurse educator? Check out Herzing University Online today to learn more about our MSN programs!
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* Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, 职业就业和工资统计2022 /职业展望手册2022. 劳工统计局的估计不代表入门级工资和/或薪水. Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, 你想要工作的地理市场和学位领域, will affect career outcomes and earnings. Herzing既不代表它的毕业生将获得劳工统计局计算的特定工作的平均工资，也不保证从它的幸运28计划毕业后就能找到工作, promotion, salary increase or other career growth.
