Nursing in rural and remote areas is diverse, challenging and rewarding. You
can be almost certain that wherever you go you will gain new skills that will
also be useful and relevant later in your professional life and in other settings.
Wherever you work in rural and remote areas you will need expertise and
confi dence in cross-cultural issues and other local norms and customs you
will encounter. Ask your potential employer and seek special advice.
Remote areas can present quite unique experiences and you may have less
peer-group support than you are used to but there may be some special terms
and conditions in your contract or employment conditions to help support your
work in such areas. Find out as much as you can about the health setting and
the community before you set out.
Experienced rural and remote area nurses fi nd their lifestyles the most
rewarding of all nursing work. We hope you will come to love it too.
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