Attracting and retaining nurses to rural and remote Australia remains an ongoing challenge.
Flinders University offers undergraduate nursing students the opportunity to experience rural …

Introduction: Chronic medical workforce shortage and maldistribution continue to be a
significant challenge in rural Australia. The Rural Clinical Schools (RCSs) program helps to …

Background Shortages and maldistribution of nurses remain significant problems in many
countries. Having appropriate intervention strategies to retain nurses in underserved areas …

BACKGROUND: Nursing shortage is a worldwide phenomenon; in rural areas, this shortage
is exacerbated by geographical imbalances. Reducing the inequality of health outcomes …

Purpose Identifying and measuring personality traits assists to understanding professional
career choices, however, what impact personality traits have on nursing student rural career …

Rural nursing is a distinct practice and rural nurses in Australia constitute the largest group
in the rural health workforce. However, the rural workforce is ageing and the turnover of …

District nursing vacancies are recognised as high in comparison to many other nursing
specialities. The role is often considered as an option for nurses after a period of registration …

The challenges confronting nurses in today's health care environments have highlighted the
necessity for graduating students to feel both competent and prepared for practice. The aim …

Objective Rural exposure during medical school is associated with increased rural work
after graduation. How much of the increase in rural workforce by these graduates is due to …

Introduction Disparities between metropolitan and non‐metropolitan health workforce must
be addressed to reduce inequities in health care access. Understanding factors affecting …