The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings?

被引:31
作者
Lea, Jackie [1 ]
Cruickshank, Mary [2 ]
Paliadelis, Penny [2 ]
Parmenter, Glenda [2 ]
Sanderson, Helena [2 ]
Thomberry, Patricia [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ New England, Sch Hlth, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
[2] Univ New England, Sch Hlth, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
关键词
Rural nursing practice; Rural clinical placements; Nursing students;
D O I
10.1016/j.colegn.2008.02.004
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 [护理学];
摘要
The aim of this study was to investigate whether rural clinical placements for student nurses at a rural university in New South Wales influence their decision to join the rural and remote Registered Nurse workforce. The study utilised a convenience sample of final year Bachelor of Nursing students at a rural university campus, and consisted of two stages of data collection. Stage One employed a pre- and post-clinicat placement survey design that elicited both demographic and qualitative data. Stage Two consisted of individual interviews with a sample of final year nursing students while they were on a rural clinical placement. The findings highlight the factors that influence final year students' decisions to seek employment in rural healthcare facilities. These findings will be of interest to nurse academics concerned with ensuring that undergraduate nursing curricula relate to rural nursing practice in Australia and to those involved in recruitment of new graduate RN's to rural nursing practice. Crown Copyright (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd). AR rights reserved.
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页码:77 / 82
页数:6
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