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Contents
Introduction 4
What is this project about? 4
What have we done so far? 4
Who have we spoken to? 4
What have we researched? 4
What we did and how we did it 5
What we found through consultation 6
1. Planning for future workforce needs could be improved 6
2. Perceptions about what nurses do are often outdated 6
3. Continuing to recruit nurses is critical 7
4. Retaining nurses is as important as attracting new ones 8
5. Education and training can be improved 9
6. Support during clinical placements needs to be bolstered 9
7. Clear career progression is important for recruitment and retention 10
8. Nurses' roles and skills need to be optimised in line with changing community needs 11
9. Supporting nurse leaders is important for positive workplaces 11
10. Digital technologies will change the skills required of nurses 12
11. Nurses in rural and remote areas face added challenges 12
12. First Nations nurses face particular issues 13
13. Supporting a diverse nursing workforce is important 13
What we heard about the nurse of the future 14
What we found through research 15
Nursing workforce sustainability is a global challenge 15
Workplace conditions and changing demographics are pressure-points for nurses 15
Nurses will need to be supported through technological changes 15
Nurse workforce planning needs to support the broader health system 15
Concluding comments 16
What's next? 16
Appendix: Methodology 17
Qualitative consultation 18
Quantitative consultation 19
Environmental scans and literature reviews 19