Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: Towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Norbye, Bente ^a   Skaalvik, Mari Wolff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bachelor in nursing; Decentralized nursing education; Off campus education; Recruitment; Retention; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BACHELOR IN NURSING; DECENTRALIZED NURSING EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; OFF-CAMPUS EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECRUITMENT; RETENTION; RURAL AREAS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

BACHELOR IN NURSING; DECENTRALIZED NURSING EDUCATION; OFF-CAMPUS EDUCATION; RECRUITMENT; RETENTION; RURAL AREAS;

ADULT; ARCTIC REGIONS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NORWAY; NURSES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888396400     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.22793     Document Type: Article

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