Nursing administrators and faculty have a professional and ethical responsibility to develop and maintain a caring and healthy work environment for nursing faculty. To recruit and retain quality nursing faculty in the current nursing faculty shortage, a healthy work environment is essential. This article focuses on nursing administrators ‘and nursing faculty members ‘role in promoting a healthy academic work environment. Strategies to develop and sustain this environment are discussed.
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