Attracting and keeping nursing professionals in an environment of chronic labour shortage : a study of mobility among nurses and midwives in the Northern Territory of Australia / Stephen Garnett ... [and others]
Published
Darwin, N.T. : Charles Darwin University Press, 2008
Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Demography and turnover -- 3. Motivations for staff movement -- 4. Overseas qualified nurses and midwives -- 5. Costs of staff turnover -- 6. Personal testaments -- 7. Summary and recommendations -- 8. Appendix
Summary
Summary: "There is a global shortage of nursing professionals. It is particularly tight for remote places like the Northern Territory, Australia. This report looks at the demographic profile of the Territoryʼs nurses and midwives, how that has changed in the last few decades and explores prospects for the future. The report also explores why nursing professionals come to the Northern Territory, why they stay and why some leave. The drivers of international migration are investigated as well as some of the costs of nursing turnover to the Territory economy. Twenty recommendations are made to improve retention rates."--Publisher description
Notes
"A report by the School for Social and Policy Research"--Cover
