Facilitators, Barriers, and Educational Preparedness of Early-Career Nursing Graduates Entering Practice in Rural and Remote Areas: A Mixed-Method Study.
Background/Objective: A nurse staffing crisis is a high-profile issue in the healthcare system. The challenge accelerates when considering the status of the nursing workforce in rural and remote (R&R) areas, where recruitment and retention are mounting problems. The primary focus of this study was t...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 15; no. 11; pp. 410 - 433 |
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Nov2025
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