A Review and Synthesis of the Research on Role Conflict and Its Impact on Nurses Involved in Faculty Practice Programs

A review of the literature is presented that offers an overview of state-of-the-art research on role conflict and its impact on nurses involved in faculty practice programs. The literature is described in terms of: 1) where the research has been reported; 2) who the researchers have been and from what discipline they have come; 3) the major theoretical perspectives used; 4) the unit of analysis studied; and 5) the research methods used.