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Transition of a bedside clinician to a nurse educator. 2007

Alicia L Culleiton, and Teresa Shellenbarger

Complex Health Nursing, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Career opportunities exist in nursing education for medical-surgical nurses. However, nurses need to understand the role, responsibilities, and the work requirements of a nursing faculty member. Steps for planning and assuming a career as a nursing faculty are provided.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007388	Internal Medicine	A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults.	General Internal Medicine,Medicine, Internal,Internal Medicine, General,Medicine, General Internal
D007586	Job Application	Process of applying for employment. It includes written application for employment or personal appearance.	Employment Application,Resume, Job,Application, Employment,Application, Job,Applications, Employment,Applications, Job,Employment Applications,Job Applications,Job Resume,Job Resumes,Resumes, Job
D007587	Job Description	Statement of the position requirements, qualifications for the position, wage range, and any special conditions expected of the employee.	Position Description,Description, Job,Description, Position,Descriptions, Job,Descriptions, Position,Job Descriptions,Position Descriptions
D007588	Job Satisfaction	Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation.	Work Satisfaction,Job Satisfactions,Satisfaction, Job,Satisfaction, Work,Satisfactions, Job,Satisfactions, Work,Work Satisfactions
D009740	Nursing Staff	Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in an organized facility, institution, or agency.	Nursing Staffs,Staff, Nursing,Staffs, Nursing
D010560	Personnel Selection	The process of choosing employees for specific types of employment. The concept includes recruitment.	Employee Recruitment,Employee Selection,Personnel Recruitment,Recruitment Activities,Activity, Recruitment,Employee Recruitments,Personnel Recruitments,Recruitment Activity,Recruitment, Employee,Recruitment, Personnel,Selection, Employee,Selection, Personnel
D002322	Career Mobility	The upward or downward mobility in an occupation or the change from one occupation to another.	Career Ladders,Clinical Ladders,Job Ladders,Clinical Ladder,Ladder, Clinical,Ladders, Clinical,Career Ladder,Career Mobilities,Job Ladder,Ladder, Career,Ladder, Job,Ladders, Career,Ladders, Job,Mobilities, Career,Mobility, Career
D002983	Clinical Competence	The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.	Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D004508	Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate	A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as RN (Registered Nurse).	External Degree Programs, Nursing,Nursing Education, Baccalaureate,Baccalaureate Nursing Education,Baccalaureate Nursing Educations,Education, Baccalaureate Nursing,Educations, Baccalaureate Nursing,Nursing Educations, Baccalaureate
D004511	Education, Nursing, Graduate	Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree.	Education, Nursing, Postgraduate,Nursing Education, Graduate,Nursing Education, Postgraduate,Postgraduate Nursing Education,Graduate Nursing Education,Education, Graduate Nursing,Education, Postgraduate Nursing