Transition from Clinician to Educator

Book excerpt: "...The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) [reports] that in recent years U.S. nursing schools have turned away thousands of qualified applicants from baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs due to an insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints...One potential group of faculty can be found in the clinical practitioner pool, some of whom are awaiting the opportunity to transition into academic education...This book is intended as a response to the needs of experienced clinicians lacking in academic preparation and experience in teaching...[This book covers] the organizational world of academia, classroom and clinical teaching and using technology in classrooms and clinical education..."--preface.