Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national survey

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dc.contributor.authorMacLeod, Martha L. P.
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Norma J.
dc.contributor.authorKulig, Judith Celene
dc.contributor.authorAnguish, Penny
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Mary E.
dc.contributor.authorBanner, Davina
dc.contributor.authorGarraway, Leana
dc.contributor.authorHanlon, Neil
dc.contributor.authorKarunanayake, Chandima
dc.contributor.authorKilpatrick, Kelley
dc.contributor.authorKoren, Irene
dc.contributor.authorKosteniuk, Julie
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Misener, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorMix, Nadine
dc.contributor.authorMoffitt, Pertice
dc.contributor.authorOlynick, Janna
dc.contributor.authorPenz, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorSluggett, Larine
dc.contributor.authorVan Pelt, Linda
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Erin
dc.contributor.authorZimmer, Lela
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-09T04:10:35Z
dc.date.available2019-12-09T04:10:35Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo green journal. Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) appliesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: In Canada, as in other parts of the world, there is geographic maldistribution of the nursing workforce, and insufficient attention is paid to the strengths and needs of those providing care in rural and remote settings. In order to inform workforce planning, a national study, Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II, was conducted with the rural and remote regulated nursing workforce (registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed or registered practical nurses, and registered psychiatric nurses) with the intent of informing policy and planning about improving nursing services and access to care. In this article, the study methods are described along with an examination of the characteristics of the rural and remote nursing workforce with a focus on important variations among nurse types and regions. Methods: A cross-sectional survey used a mailed questionnaire with persistent follow-up to achieve a stratified systematic sample of 3822 regulated nurses from all provinces and territories, living outside of the commuting zones of large urban centers and in the north of Canada. Results: Rural workforce characteristics reported here suggest the persistence of key characteristics noted in a previous Canada-wide survey of rural registered nurses (2001-2002), namely the aging of the rural nursing workforce, the growth in baccalaureate education for registered nurses, and increasing casualization. Two thirds of the nurses grew up in a community of under 10000 people. While nurses’ levels of satisfaction with their nursing practice and community are generally high, significant variations were noted by nurse type. Nurses reported coming to rural communities to work for reasons of location, interest in the practice setting, and income, and staying for similar reasons. Important variations were noted by nurse type and region. Conclusions: The proportion of the rural nursing workforce in Canada is continuing to decline in relation to the proportion of the Canadian population in rural and remote settings. Survey results about the characteristics and practice of the various types of nurses can support workforce planning to improve nursing services and access to care.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationMacLeod, M. L. P., Stewart, N. J., Kulig, J. C., Anguish, P., Andrews, M. E., Banner, D., ... Zimmer, L. (2017). Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: A national survey. Human Resources for Health, 15, 34. DOI 10.1186/s12960-017-0209-0en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5602
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Northern British Columbiaen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.institutionNorthern Health Authority (B.C.)en_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversité de Montréalen_US
dc.publisher.institutionLaurentian Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionDalhousie Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionAurora Collegeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-017-0209-0en_US
dc.subjectRuralen_US
dc.subjectRemoteen_US
dc.subjectNorthernen_US
dc.subjectWorkforceen_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectRecruitmenten_US
dc.subjectRetentionen_US
dc.subjectMethodological challengesen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subject.lcshRural nursing--Canada
dc.subject.lcshCommunity health nursing--Canada
dc.subject.lcshRural health services--Canada
dc.titleNurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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