There is a world-wide shortage of nursing faculty, which is complicated by the need for French, English, and bilingual professors in Canada. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the current status and effects of the nursing faculty shortage on Canadian Schools of Nursing (SON) from a leadership perspective. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 Deans and Directors of Canadian Schools of Nursing. The participants spoke about the faculty shortage in terms of demand, supply, and strategies employed. The participants were concerned about the ramifications of some of the decisions deemed necessary for continued viability of their programs, such as over-assigning teaching workloads. In light of mass upcoming retirements, shortening the time to completion for PhD studies and making graduate education more accessible are important priorities.
Cette étude qualitative décrit la pénurie de professeures en sciences infirmières et ses effets actuels et potentiels sur les programmes canadiens de formation en sciences infirmières offerts en français, ainsi que les stratégies préconisées par les directrices de ces programmes afin d’en atténuer les effets. Les effets de la pénurie sont particulièrement préoccupants dans le cas des programmes offerts dans un contexte francophone minoritaire ou en région éloignée. La pénurie mettrait en péril les programmes offerts en français et menacerait, par le fait même, la qualité des services de santé offerts aux communautés francophones minoritaires au Canada.
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