
Australian Journal of Rural Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
Abstract Objective To explore changes to rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of COVID‐19 public emergency. Setting Regional, remote Australia. Participants Nursing students with a scheduled University Department Rural Health (UDRH) facilitated placement between 1 January 2022 31 October 2022. Design Cross‐sectional online survey ( n = 333), followed by semi‐structured interviews 21). Results Almost all surveyed (98.5%) were able undertake their placement, although 13.1% reported setting, timing or delivery training. Placement tasks (47.3%), experience local community (39.0%) connection other (39.6%) aspects most commonly have changed. However, satisfied (86.0%), agreed provided quality clinical training (79.3%) wanted work rurally after (73.2%). had lower odds reporting satisfaction (OR, 0.49 [95% CI 0.24–0.99, p 0.03]), while longer than 4 weeks almost twice promoting intention 1.84 1.09–3.15, 0.02]). associated with: fear contracting COVID‐19; circulating illness; workforce shortages; safety compliance. Conclusions Despite changes, found undertaken be learning experiences which left them wanting rurally. UDRHs should advocate for placements, improve supervision accommodation infrastructure, help prepare support challenging environments promote positive emergencies.
Язык: Английский