Finding the right faculty. The important job of the search committee.

Nursing programs must face the challenge to recruit and retain qualified faculty who are committed to the institution and the profession. In these times of scarce financial resources, increased faculty retirements, and a declining faculty applicant pool, the search committee must make wise choices for searching and hiring replacement faculty. The authors discuss how the search committee can effectively conduct a search, review applications, interview, hire, and orient qualified faculty replacements.