Nurses in Rural and Remote Areas

Nurses working in rural and remote areas are recognised as being highly resourceful in the health services area. Due to a general shortage of general practitioners and allied health professionals working in small rural areas, some health services depend heavily on the work of rural nurses.

Follow the links below to find information about rural nurses and nursing.

Reviewed May 2011

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Title:   Rural and remote
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Those who live in rural and remote areas have additional issues to consider when managing life-limiting complex illnesses. Staff caring for these people also have additional considerations due to fewer resources to access.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Nurse Scholarship Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This program has been consolidated into the new Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (NAHSSS).
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Report on the Audit of Health Workforce in Rural and Regional Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report provides information gathered in the audit of the health workforce in rural and remote Australia. It investigates the number and distribution of the health workforce, specifically doctors, nurses and other health professionals, currently working in rural and regional Australia, describes the current workforce supply and identifies where health workforce shortages exist.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   gettin em n keepin em
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report by the Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group for the Commonwealth focusses on the inclusion of indigenous health in nursing curricula and recruitment and retention of indigenous nurses in the workforce.
Date:   Sep 2002

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