Aging populations, growing regional communities and an exhausted workforce are among the factors contributing to a chronic nurse shortage in regional and rural Australia.
herself based at Mount Gambier, says nurses who participated in the study worked in regional areas across SA, QLD and WA.for broader work scope and job progression," Rose says.
She says transitioning from study to a busy health care setting can be challenging for any health worker, and the study found this pressure was exacerbated for regional nurses.often have additional stresses, including those inherent in moving house and leaving family and friends behind to establish a new social network. There is also a smaller workforce to share the load, which can translate to less time spent on orientation and training, and longer work hours.
"On the job, they said more time on orientation activities, more contact with clinical facilitators and mentors, and more opportunities for clinical education were important.and rostering was also a factor, together with having more say in clinical specialty rotations." "However, improving the experiences of early career nurses is vital to keep them in rural areas, and prevent further workforce shortages," Dr. Skaczkowski says.
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