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

Collegian

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-82

  Lea, Jackie ^a   Cruickshank, Mary ^a   Paliadelis, Penny ^a   Parmenter, Glenda ^a   Sanderson, Helena ^a   Thornberry, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing students; Rural clinical placements; Rural nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 41549115444     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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