Abstract
Objective: This paper investigates the culture of workplace learning within a study of eight small hospitals in rural New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Design: The study used a focus group method of data collection, undertaken before then after a series of interventions designed to nurture a culture that supports learning within the rural health care setting. Participants: student AINs, AINs, ENs and RNs from any of the eight hospitals. Conclusion: Framed within a critical social perspective it applies a theory of culture to understand the determinants of social divisiveness that was occurring between different levels of the nursing workforce. These results are further analysed within a theoretical discussion of culture and power in nursing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 34-39 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |