Background: Rural health services in Australia are continually challenged by both the
recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce. The aim of the study was to examine …

Introduction: A rural nursing program has a vital role in improving the recruitment and
retention of nurses in rural and remote settings. A small pilot study was conducted to explore …

The nursing workforce is the backbone of healthcare provision in rural and remote Australia.
Introducing student nurses to rural clinical placements is one strategy used to address the …

Background Nurses constitute most of the rural and remote Australian health workforce,
however staff shortages in these regions are common. Rural exposure, association, and …

Background There are ongoing health workforce shortages in rural Australia with nurses a
major component of the provision of health care. Training for nursing students in rural areas …

Aim This study aimed to explore what changes rural placement had on the perceptions of
nursing students and the impact of placement frequency and duration on student …

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 …

bennett p., barlow v., brown j. & jones d.(2012) Journal of Nursing Management 20, 485–
490 What do graduate registered nurses want from jobs in rural/remote Australian …

Providing rural and remote clinical experiences for undergraduate nursing students could
help address future recruitment in these areas, but adequate financial support for students …

Background: Positive rural clinical experiences strongly correlate with future rural health
career intention. It is therefore important to understand the factors which contribute to …