continuing education courses. Also, check on the employer’ s nurse retention rates. You will want to know whether people come and go quickly or if the environment is stable.
Conclusion
I hope you consider moving to a rural area and becoming a nurse hero for a small community. I certainly have found joy in being away from busy roads and a crazy frenetic urban world. Overall, the human closeness and support for one another is something I have not experienced elsewhere. The rewards and satisfaction of making a difference, developing and using a wide range of skills, and being a rural nurse hero
makes nursing in a small community a fantastic experience.
References
Bureau of Health Workforce( 2019). NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program. Retrieved February 7, 2019. https:// bhw. hrsa. gov / loansscholarships / nursecorps / lrp
Rogers, K( 2017, May 5). Where the jobs are: Rural hospitals desperately need more nurses. Retrieved January 24, 2019. https:// www. cnbc. com / 2017 / 05 / 05 / where-the-jobs-arerural-hospitals-desperately-needmore-nurses. html
Rural Health Information Hub( 2018). Critical Access Hospitals( CAHs). Retrieved February 7, 2019. https:// www. ruralhealthinfo. org / topics / critical-access-hospitals
Bio
Sandie Nadelson, PhD, MSN, MSEd, RN, CHSE, is a faculty member at the University of Central Arkansas( UCA) School of Nursing, and the coordinator of the Nabholz Center for Healthcare Simulation Center at UCA. She has been a nurse with a passion for helping people develop their potential in healthcare and education. Sandie has a Masters of Science in Nursing and Education and a PHD in education.
Dr. Nadelson has been published in several different areas, and presented on a variety of health and education topics at many different conferences including in Europe, China, and throughout the United States.
This article is a reprint from the February / March 2019 issue. The NSNA House of Delegates passed a resolution in April 2018,“ In Support of Increased Government Funding for Existing Rural Hospitals.” Read more on the resolution here: https:// www. dropbox. com / s / 8xwq5f827leqriq / NSNA % 20Resolutions % 202018. pdf? dl = 0.
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