Exploring the nursing student experience at a remote Australian university campus: a qualitative study

Exploring the nursing student experience at a remote Australian university campus: a qualitative study Journal Article

BMC Nursing

• Author(s): Hays, Catherine, Devine, Susan, Glass, Beverley D.
• Published: 2022
• Volume: 21
• ISBN: 1472-6955

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Abstract: Nurses constitute most of the rural and remote Australian health workforce, however staff shortages in these regions are common. Rural exposure, association, and undertaking rural clinical placements can influence health students’ decision to work rurally after graduation, however attending university in rural and remote regions has been shown to be a great contributor. An improved understanding of these nursing students’ experiences may inform changes to teaching and support strategies for these students, which in turn could improve their retention and completion rates, contributing to a more sustainable rural and remote Australian nursing workforce. This study aimed to explore and describe students’ experiences of studying nursing in the context of a satellite university campus located in a remote town, with a focus on education delivery methods, staff, support, student services, and barriers and enablers to successful study.

• Urls: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00996-x
• Keywords: Education, Health workforce, Rural health, Rural nursing, Nursing students