Nursing care of people in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia
RIS ID
76715
Abstract
LEARNING OUTCOMES • Discuss the challenges in the provision of nursing care in regional, rural and remote communities. • Discuss the rewards of nursing in regional, rural and remote areas. • Identify the determinants of regional, rural and remote classification in Australia. • Identify the determinants of regional, rural and remote health. • Describe nursing in remote Indigenous communities with regard to cultural awareness, cultural safety and the rights of people living in these communities. • Describe the role of the nurse in regional, rural and remote healthcare. • Discuss the barriers to healthcare as identified by nurses, other health professionals and consumers in regional, rural and remote communities.
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Publication Details
Heaton, L. (2014). Nursing care of people in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia. In P. Lemone, K. Burke, T. Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer, L. Moxham, K. Reid-Searl, K. Berry, K. Carville, M. Hales, N. Knox, Y. Luxford & D. Raymond (Eds.), Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care (pp. 1854-1872). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia.