Rural placement frequency and duration among student nurses: A repeated cross-sectional study
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Paper/Presentation Title | Rural placement frequency and duration among student nurses: A repeated cross-sectional study |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Terry, Daniel |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2024 |
Place of Publication | Perth |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/17nrhc/program/ |
Conference/Event | 17th National Rural Health Conference |
Event Details | 17th National Rural Health Conference Parent National Rural Health Conference Delivery In person Event Date 16 to end of 18 Sep 2024 Event Location Perth, Australia Event Venue Perth Convention Centre Event Description The National Rural Health Conference is the pre-eminent event in Australia for information and inspiration about rural and remote health and wellbeing Event Web Address (URL) |
Abstract | Abstract: Methods: As part of a longitudinal career trajectory investigation, a repeated cross-sectional design was used. Over a five-year period, all second- and third-year nursing students from an Australian regional university were invited to complete an online questionnaire encompassing demographic, placement, and rural career aspiration questions. In addition, the Nursing Community Apgar, which measures the level of importance placed on 50 factors related to rural practice intentions was also included. Data were analysed using independent sample t-tests and one-way ANOVAs. Significances was determined at two-tailed p≤ .05. Results: Among the n=835 second- and third-year students who responded to the questionnaire (response rate 15.4%), n=279 were living in metropolitan areas and 58% indicated they wanted to work in metropolitan areas post-graduation. Among these metropolitan students, more than three rural placements were identified as the threshold frequency required to have a significant impact on the level of importance placed on taking up rural employment. In addition, experiencing more than 16 cumulative placement weeks in rural areas was the threshold length of time to have a significant impact on the level of importance placed on pursuing rural employment. Conclusions: This study sought to understand what key factors associated with rural practice intentions were important to nursing students as they considered their career post-graduation, while identifying the number of placements and cumulative placement weeks required to enable adequate socialisation of students to both rural workplaces and the communities in which they are situated. |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420321. Rural and remote health services |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z8wvv/rural-placement-frequency-and-duration-among-student-nurses-a-repeated-cross-sectional-study
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