The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network and Yorke and Northern Local Health Network Early Career Metro / Rural Nursing Exchange Pilot Evaluation

This evaluation project will evaluate the effectiveness of the Exchange Pilot. Specifically it aims to determine the impact of the exchange on the participants’ nursing skills and investigate if and how the exchange experience enhances their capabilities to support service delivery as well as its impact on their job satisfaction and future work intentions. In addition, this evaluation aims to determine the sustainability and efficacy of the exchange program and its impact on the partnership between NALHN and YNLHN.

This study is an evaluation of the Metro Rural Exchange Program Pilot and involves online questionaries and face to face interviews with NALHN Nursing Staff. This will include the participants of the Metro Rural Exchange Program, a comparison group of 20 early career Registered Nurses (10 from NALHN) and relevant Educators, Managers and Directors who are impacted by the exchange. This may include Level 2 RNs working as educators and preceptors to the participants, Nursing Managers in direct supervision of the exchange participants and Nursing directorate responsible for the exchange locations.