Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services
Decentralized nursing education (DNE) was established at Tromsø University College in 1990 and has since become a part of the bachelor programme in nursing at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The objective of the study was to investigate whether and to what degree the first DNE programme establi...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/5831 2023-05-15T15:55:24+02:00 Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services Norbye, Bente Skaalvik, Mari Wolff 2013 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5831 https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.22793 eng eng CoAction Publishing International Journal of Circumpolar Health (2013), vol. 72:22793 FRIDAID 1073467 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.22793 1239-9736 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5831 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5535 openAccess VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Sykepleievitenskap: 808 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Nursing science: 808 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2013 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.22793 2021-06-25T17:53:46Z Decentralized nursing education (DNE) was established at Tromsø University College in 1990 and has since become a part of the bachelor programme in nursing at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The objective of the study was to investigate whether and to what degree the first DNE programme established in Norway has contributed to recruitment and retention of registered nurses (RNs) in rural healthcare services. The quantitative survey took place in 2012. A questionnaire was distributed to 315 former students who had graduated from the DNE programme from 1994 to 2011. The primary finding of this study is that the DNE successfully recruits students from rural areas of Northern Norway. Nearly, 87.5% have their first employment in community healthcare services. They continued to work in the rural areas and 85% still worked as nurses in 2012. The DNE programme has been successful regarding recruitment and retention of RNs to community healthcare services. Fifty-six percent have attended a variety of postgraduate programmes. The DNE programme demonstrates itself as a successful study model regarding recruitment and retention of RNs to rural and remote areas. Keywords: bachelor in nursing; decentralized nursing education; off-campus education; recruitment; retention; rural areas Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway Tromsø Arctic University of Norway UiT The Arctic University of Norway University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Norway Tromsø International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72 1 22793 |
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Decentralized nursing education (DNE) was established at Tromsø University College in 1990 and has since become a part of the bachelor programme in nursing at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The objective of the study was to investigate whether and to what degree the first DNE programme established in Norway has contributed to recruitment and retention of registered nurses (RNs) in rural healthcare services. The quantitative survey took place in 2012. A questionnaire was distributed to 315 former students who had graduated from the DNE programme from 1994 to 2011. The primary finding of this study is that the DNE successfully recruits students from rural areas of Northern Norway. Nearly, 87.5% have their first employment in community healthcare services. They continued to work in the rural areas and 85% still worked as nurses in 2012. The DNE programme has been successful regarding recruitment and retention of RNs to community healthcare services. Fifty-six percent have attended a variety of postgraduate programmes. The DNE programme demonstrates itself as a successful study model regarding recruitment and retention of RNs to rural and remote areas. Keywords: bachelor in nursing; decentralized nursing education; off-campus education; recruitment; retention; rural areas |
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Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services |
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Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services |
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Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services |
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Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services |
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Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services |
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decentralized nursing education in northern norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural arctic healthcare services |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway Tromsø Arctic University of Norway UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway Tromsø Arctic University of Norway UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
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