Improving nurse faculty job satisfaction: An action guide for academic nurse leaders.

Background: Academic nurse leadership is associated with nurse faculty job satisfaction, yet there is a gap between theoretical understanding of leadership concepts and specific actionable behaviors that can be implemented to increase nurse faculty job satisfaction.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to create an evidence-based action guide for academic nurse leaders at all leadership levels to use to improve nurse faculty job satisfaction.

Methods: A two-phase approach was used.

Leadership Behaviors That Impact Nurse Faculty Job Satisfaction: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to identify specific actionable behaviors academic nurse leaders can implement to improve nurse faculty job satisfaction.

Background: The nurse faculty shortage is a persistent and worsening problem, with job dissatisfaction a significant contributor in the United States. However, little is known about actionable behaviors academic nurse leaders can do to improve nurse faculty job satisfaction.

A Creative Action Plan for Mental Wellness: Tools for Primary Care in Rural and Underserved Settings.

Primary care settings have many opportunities to support patients who have anxiety and/or depression, but resources are often scarce. Our faculty team developed an education tool to support mental health awareness and provide suggested wellness activities. Health-care professionals from various disciplines and settings have demonstrated eagerness to use this tool with patients and with health-care students to improve resilience and mental wellness.