Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Nurses
Factors Associated With Health Care Professionals' Choice to Practice in Rural Minnesota
Analyzes the factors that impact a healthcare practitioner's choice to work in rural or urban Minnesota. Utilizes 2021-2022 data from 32,086 respondents to observe feedback from advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), physicians, physician assistants (PAs), and registered nurses (RNs). Discusses issues such as where the practitioner grew up, scope of practice, loan forgiveness opportunities, internship experiences, financial or family considerations, and more.
Author(s): Teri Fritsma, Carrie Henning-Smith, Jacqueline L. Gauer, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(5)
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Analyzes the factors that impact a healthcare practitioner's choice to work in rural or urban Minnesota. Utilizes 2021-2022 data from 32,086 respondents to observe feedback from advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), physicians, physician assistants (PAs), and registered nurses (RNs). Discusses issues such as where the practitioner grew up, scope of practice, loan forgiveness opportunities, internship experiences, financial or family considerations, and more.
Author(s): Teri Fritsma, Carrie Henning-Smith, Jacqueline L. Gauer, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(5)
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Emergency Department Preparedness to Care for Sexual Assault Survivors: A Nationwide Study
Surveys 315 sexual assault (SA) advocates to determine emergency department staff preparedness and available resources for SA survivors. Discusses rural and urban access to sexual assault nurse examiners and implications for quality of care.
Author(s): Kristen Chalmers, Meredith Hollender, Liam Spurr, et al.
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 24(3)
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Surveys 315 sexual assault (SA) advocates to determine emergency department staff preparedness and available resources for SA survivors. Discusses rural and urban access to sexual assault nurse examiners and implications for quality of care.
Author(s): Kristen Chalmers, Meredith Hollender, Liam Spurr, et al.
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 24(3)
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Montana Health Network Provides Care Coordination for Chronic Disease Management
Features a regional care coordination program serving eastern Montana that uses registered nurses to check in with adult patients with chronic conditions and connect them with any needed referrals or community resources.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features a regional care coordination program serving eastern Montana that uses registered nurses to check in with adult patients with chronic conditions and connect them with any needed referrals or community resources.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Retaining A Rural Nursing Workforce: It Takes A Village
A podcast that discusses attracting and retaining nurses in rural areas. Focuses on the University of Vermont Health Network and how they addressed the nursing shortage, such as focusing on staff well-being, creating a positive work environment, and investing in higher pay for nurses.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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A podcast that discusses attracting and retaining nurses in rural areas. Focuses on the University of Vermont Health Network and how they addressed the nursing shortage, such as focusing on staff well-being, creating a positive work environment, and investing in higher pay for nurses.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Landscape of the Health Informatics Workforce: Rapid Response Brief
Focuses on the clinical informatics and public health, population health, and social service informatics subdomains of the health informatics workforce. Mentions resource hubs that serve rural communities by providing guidelines, toolkits, screening tools, and other resources. Examines social determinants of health and gives examples of clinical informatics work that can improve access to care for rural and underserved populations. Features statistics on physicians certified in clinical informatics from 2013-2022.
Author(s): Cynthia LeRouge, Shahida Shahrir, Bianca K Frogner
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Focuses on the clinical informatics and public health, population health, and social service informatics subdomains of the health informatics workforce. Mentions resource hubs that serve rural communities by providing guidelines, toolkits, screening tools, and other resources. Examines social determinants of health and gives examples of clinical informatics work that can improve access to care for rural and underserved populations. Features statistics on physicians certified in clinical informatics from 2013-2022.
Author(s): Cynthia LeRouge, Shahida Shahrir, Bianca K Frogner
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Missouri Nursing Education Programs
Provides information on nursing education programs in Missouri, including county-level maps showing location of education programs, location of healthcare facilities, and number of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) per 10,000 people.
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Health Care Workforce Project
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Provides information on nursing education programs in Missouri, including county-level maps showing location of education programs, location of healthcare facilities, and number of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) per 10,000 people.
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Health Care Workforce Project
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Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?
Recording of a February 16, 2023, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on healthcare provider shortages. Includes discussion of shortages in rural areas, including rural nurses. Features testimonies by representatives of the University of New England, Meharry Medical College, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Ochsner Health, and Dartmouth College.
Additional links: Douglas Staiger, Dartmouth College - Testimony, James E.K. Hildreth, Sr., Meharry Medical College - Testimony, James Herbert, University of New England - Testimony, Leonardo Seoane, Ochsner Health - Testimony
Date: 02/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
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Recording of a February 16, 2023, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on healthcare provider shortages. Includes discussion of shortages in rural areas, including rural nurses. Features testimonies by representatives of the University of New England, Meharry Medical College, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Ochsner Health, and Dartmouth College.
Additional links: Douglas Staiger, Dartmouth College - Testimony, James E.K. Hildreth, Sr., Meharry Medical College - Testimony, James Herbert, University of New England - Testimony, Leonardo Seoane, Ochsner Health - Testimony
Date: 02/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
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2021 Indiana Registered Nurse Workforce Brief
Provides information on the registered nurse (RN) workforce in Indiana, such as trends, demographic breakdowns, practice setting, incentive programs, and more. Includes county-level map that shows population to RN ratios as well as primary and secondary practice locations.
Author(s): Courtney Medlock, Reno Jamison, Hannah Maxey
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides information on the registered nurse (RN) workforce in Indiana, such as trends, demographic breakdowns, practice setting, incentive programs, and more. Includes county-level map that shows population to RN ratios as well as primary and secondary practice locations.
Author(s): Courtney Medlock, Reno Jamison, Hannah Maxey
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Project SOAR: Simulation-Based Training to Support Emergent Obstetric Capacity & Care in Rural Hospitals
Webinar highlighting the creation of a Texas based academic-rural health partnership providing training for rural nurses in emergent obstetric care. Discusses maternal care statistics in rural Texas and the benefits of community-based participatory research. Transcript available by clicking the three dots under the video.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Webinar highlighting the creation of a Texas based academic-rural health partnership providing training for rural nurses in emergent obstetric care. Discusses maternal care statistics in rural Texas and the benefits of community-based participatory research. Transcript available by clicking the three dots under the video.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Health Workforce Research Data Center: Annual Report to the Legislature, January 2023
Provides an overview on education, employment, supply and demand, educational pipeline, and workforce shortages related to healthcare in California. Provides data on several healthcare occupations such as nursing, oral health, behavioral health, allied health, and more, broken down by race/ethnicity and California region.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Provides an overview on education, employment, supply and demand, educational pipeline, and workforce shortages related to healthcare in California. Provides data on several healthcare occupations such as nursing, oral health, behavioral health, allied health, and more, broken down by race/ethnicity and California region.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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