Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Boulevard, P.O. Box 656, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573.751.0681

  • Nursing faculty shortages at colleges and universities across the country are imposing significant limits on the number of students admitted each year into nursing programs. Because the need for nurses is greater than ever, eliminating the faculty shortage and increasing student capacity in nursing schools has become critical.

    What are the educational and training requirements for nursing educators and faculty? A graduate degree in nursing is the minimum requirement to enter the field of teaching. Nurse educators prepare for their teaching career by obtaining either a master or a doctoral degree in nursing. It is common for individuals to first obtain a master's degree in nursing with a concentration in nursing education. This type of degree is sufficient to start as nursing faculty in community colleges and nursing schools offering associate and baccalaureate in nursing degrees.

    For those who plan teaching at the university and graduate level, a doctoral degree in nursing is preferred and often necessary. A doctoral degree is also known as a terminal degree, and it offers several benefits and advancement opportunities not available to those with only a master's degree. For example tenure can only be held by nursing faculty with doctoral degrees. Moving from clinical practice to academia is an important personal decision. Nurses need to carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of both options.

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    The Nurse Licensure Compact is an agreement among states to mutually recognize each others' licensees. The "Compact" requires that the nurse be licensed in the party state in which she permanently resides. With the home state license, the nurse may practice in any other party state without obtaining any additional licenses. Nurses must comply with the state practice laws of the state in which the patient is located at the time care is given. Alabama Board of Nursing Alaska Board of Nursing American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board Arizona State Board of Nursing Arkansas State Board of Nursing California Boards of Registered and Vocational Nursing Colorado Board of Nursing Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing Delaware Board of Nursing District of Columbia Board of Nursing Florida Board of Nursing Georgia State Boards of Nursing Hawaii Board of Nursing Idaho Board of Nursing Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Indiana State Board of Nursing Iowa Board of Nursing Kansas State Board of Nursing Kentucky Board of Nursing Louisiana State Boards of Nursing Maine State Board of Nursing Maryland Board of Nursing Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing Michigan Bureau of Health Professions Minnesota Board of Nursing Mississippi Board of Nursing Missouri State Board of Nursing Montana State Board of Nursing Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure Nevada State Board of Nursing New Hampshire Board of Nursing New Jersey Board of Nursing New Mexico Board of Nursing New York State Board of Nursing North Carolina Board of Nursing North Dakota Board of Nursing Northern Mariana Islands - Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners Ohio Board of Nursing Oklahoma Board of Nursing Oregon State Board of Nursing Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education South Carolina State Board of Nursing South Dakota Board of Nursing Tennessee State Board of Nursing Texas Board of Nurse Examiners Guam Board of Nurse Examiners Utah State Board of Nursing Vermont State Board of Nursing Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure Virginia Board of Nursing Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission West Virginia State Boards of Nurse Examiners Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing Wyoming State Board of Nursing