National Review of Nursing Education
Australian Aged Care Nursing:
A Critical Review of Education, Training, Recruitment and Retention in
Residential and Community Settings
ISBN 0 642 77242 8 (Online version)
DEST No. 6767.HERC01A
Table of Contents
1. An Overview of Aged Care in Australia
1.1 - Residential and Community Aged Care
1.2 - Australia's Ageing Population
1.3 - The Aged Care Workforce
1.4 - Nursing Education and Training
1.5 - Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Nurses in Aged Care
2. Nursing Education and Training in Aged Care
2.1 - Introduction
2.2 - Protocol for the Review
2.3 - Key Findings of the Review
3. Attrition and Recruitment of Qualified Nurses in Aged Care
3.1 - Introduction
3.2 - Protocol for the Review
3.3 - Key Findings of the Review
4. Synthesis of Key Findings from the Critical Review
4.1 - Education and Training
4.2 - Retention
4.3 - Recruitment
4.4 - Conclusion
Project Team
This review was commissioned by the National Review of Nursing Education.
Project Team
Principal Consultant : Professor Alan Pearson 1
Senior Consultant : Professor Rhonda Nay 2
Consultant : Ms Susan Koch 2
Project Officer : Miss Catherine Ward 1
Research Assistants : Ms Catherine Andrews 1 , Mr
Andrew Tucker 1
1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University
2 Gerontic Nursing Professorial Unit, School of Nursing and
Midwifery, La Trobe University
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