Building a rural workforce through identifying supports for rural, mature-aged nursing and allied health students: A systematic scoping review.
education
mature-aged
recruitment
rural health
students
Journal
The Australian journal of rural health
ISSN: 1440-1584
Titre abrégé: Aust J Rural Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9305903
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
revised:
12
07
2021
received:
28
02
2021
accepted:
20
07
2021
pubmed:
26
9
2021
medline:
26
11
2021
entrez:
25
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is a long-standing undersupply of nursing and allied health professionals in rural Australia. Rural, mature-aged people form an untapped section of rural communities that could help to address these workforce needs. There is little understanding of the supports required to assist rural, mature-aged nursing and allied health students to complete their studies and enter the rural health workforce. To scope factors influencing rural, mature-aged nursing and allied health students' ability to access, participate, and succeed in higher education. A scoping review of the international rural nursing and allied health and education literature was undertaken. Five databases (CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, Education Resources Information Center [ERIC], Embase, and Education Research Complete), key peer-reviewed journals, and Australian grey literature were searched. Fourteen articles were included in the review. Ten studies described rural, mature-aged nursing and allied health student characteristics, 6 described barriers to students participating and succeeding in higher education, and 4 described student supports. This review found limited evidence to guide higher education providers in attracting, supporting and retaining rural, mature-aged nursing and allied health students. In particular, evidence of student supports is required beyond those manifested by students themselves or their family, to include offerings from university and government sources. Substantially more research attention is needed to understand the experiences of rural, mature-aged nursing and allied health students, and supports required for this cohort to access, participate and successfully complete higher education.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
643-655Subventions
Organisme : Department of Health, Australian Government
Informations de copyright
© 2021 National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.
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