NLN  research  activities serve to advance its goal of taking the "lead in the conduct of research that informs and promotes evidence-based teaching, advances the science of nursing education, and provides and interprets data about nursing education and the nurse educator workforce."  

Grants Programs

Since 2000, the NLN has worked to advance nursing education research by funding scholarship that will inform the development of the next generation of nursing education pedagogies. The NLN and the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education currently sponsor two grants programs. The NLN Nursing Education Research Grants Program awards approximately six grants annually to NLN members, and faculty and students of NLN member schools. The NLN Foundation Dissertation Scholarship for Future Doctorally Prepared Nurse Educators has been created to provide financial assistance to doctoral candidates in nursing education programs who are working on dissertations focusing on nursing education research.

The NLN Foundation for Nursing Education and Sigma Theta Tau International are pleased to announce the Sigma Theta Tau International/National League for Nursing Grant for the purpose of supporting research that advances the science of nursing education. The grant, made possible through an individual donor gift, will be used to advance the science of nursing education through the use of technology in the dissemination of knowledge.

Eligible candidates will hold a master's or doctoral degree and be a registered nurse. The application process is open to the public but preference will be given to Sigma Theta Tau International and National League for Nursing members.

For more information regarding this grant opportunity, or to download an application, please click on the link below:
www.nursingsociety.org/research/grant_nln.html

For more information on the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education, please visit www.nlnfoundation.org

Surveys

The NLN's survey research program is designed to collect vital statistics on the nurse educator workforce, the nursing student population, and nursing education pedagogies. Each of our annual and biannual surveys illuminates a component of the teaching-learning environment and contributes to our overall understanding of the changing topography of nursing education.

Among the NLN's annual studies, the Survey of Nurse Educators focuses each year on a current issue of import to US health care generally, and to nurse faculty, nursing and/or nursing education specifically. The 2006-2007 survey, the NLN/Carnegie National Survey of Nurse Educators on the topics of compensation, workload, and teaching practice, is yielding very exciting findings.

In addition, the NLN's Survey of  US Nursing Programs produces key educational statistics from all American nursing programs. For more than 50 years this study has been an essential source of trend data on the country's nursing student population, serving educators, researchers, policy makers, and all others who monitor trends in the size and characteristics of the nursing workforce pipeline. The Nurse Faculty Census, conducted biannually, generates key statistics on the nation's nurse faculty population, monitoring trends in faculty demographics, salaries, and vacancies. And the Annual Survey of State Boards of Nursing produces a comprehensive database of state-approved schools of nursing in the United States, this survey also contributes data featured in the Guides to State Approved Schools of Nursing book series.

Publications

NLN data are disseminated through a number of reports available on our website. These reports include the Nursing Data Review, Guides to State Approved Schools of Nursing, and Nurse Educators book series. In addition, findings from NLN studies can be found in reports such as The Scope of Practice for Academic Nurse Educators and the Laerdal Summary Report.

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