The Australian journal of rural health
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Aust J Rural Health · Jun 2004
Stress, burnout and job satisfaction in rural psychiatric nurses: a Victorian study.
To measure the level of stress, burnout and job satisfaction in rural psychiatric nurses in Victoria, Australia. ⋯ Paradoxically, the majority of rural psychiatric nurses stated that they were satisfied with their job, particularly with current situation at work, aspects of support and the level of involvement in decision making.
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2004
Educational needs of rural and remote Australian non-specialist medical practitioners for obstetric ultrasound.
To determine the educational needs of rural and remote non-specialist Australian doctors for obstetric ultrasound. ⋯ As a result of this research, there is now information on the educational needs of rural and remote Australian non-specialist medical practitioners that can be used by education providers to develop quality education programs in obstetric ultrasound.
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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine was established in 1997 to meet what rural doctors perceived as their unmet educational and professional needs. However, the issue of just how different rural practice is from urban practice remains a topic of debate. ⋯ This paper examines a key issue that has been a source of conflict between the relevant stakeholders for a decade. By placing the differences between rural and urban medical practice within a framework, supported by published work, this paper describes what is required to justify rural medical practice as a distinct discipline for the first time.