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The Experience of Rural Undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing Students Engaging With a Nurse Tutor: A Descriptive Study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to understand the experience of rural undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing students engaging with a nurse tutor, enabled through a Regional University Study Hub. Participants: Ten rural undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing students who engaged with a community‐ba...

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Published in:Australian Journal of Rural Health Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors: Ryan, Elise, Broadbent, Rebecca, Bernoth, Maree
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2025
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          Ryan, Elise
          Broadbent, Rebecca
          Bernoth, Maree
        affil: Three Rivers Department of Rural Health, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst New South Wales,, Australia
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          Students, Nursing, Baccalaureate Psychosocial Factors
          Rural Nursing Australia
          Faculty, Nursing
          Faculty-Student Relations
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Descriptive Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Purposive Sample
          Content Analysis
          Thematic Analysis
          Australia
          Interinstitutional Relations
          Community-Institutional Relations
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objective: The objective of this study was to understand the experience of rural undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing students engaging with a nurse tutor, enabled through a Regional University Study Hub. Participants: Ten rural undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing students who engaged with a community‐based academic nurse tutor programme. Design: A descriptive design and data collection through an online questionnaire and telephone interviews using semi‐structured questions. Results: Engaging a support structure that is external to the university for rural, undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing students provided a safe environment for the students to explore technical academic concepts and gain clarity with topics and assessment tasks. The participants felt reticent to share their uncertainties with lecturers. This was particularly significant for mature‐aged and first‐in‐family students. Conclusion: The collaborative partnership between a university, community, Regional University Study Hub, and industry is a model for future initiatives aimed at ensuring the success of rural students in completing tertiary education and building the rural health workforce.
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