The Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce: A cross-sectional study.

East, L; Halcomb, E; Terry, D; Jackson, D; Hutchinson, M

The Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce: A cross-sectional study.

East, L Halcomb, E Terry, D Jackson, D

Hutchinson, M

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Citation:: Nurse Educ Pract, 2024, 81, pp. 104156
Issue Date:: 2024-11

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dc.contributor.author	East, L
dc.contributor.author	Halcomb, E
dc.contributor.author	Terry, D
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325
dc.contributor.author	Hutchinson, M
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-18T03:09:17Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-01
dc.date.available	2025-02-18T03:09:17Z
dc.date.issued	2024-11
dc.identifier.citation	Nurse Educ Pract, 2024, 81, pp. 104156
dc.identifier.issn	1471-5953
dc.identifier.issn	1873-5223
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185165
dc.description.abstract	AIM: To explore the demographics, employment characteristics, job satisfaction and career intentions of the Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce. BACKGROUND: The academic workforce is crucial in preparing the next generation of nurses and midwives. Thus, understanding current satisfaction, challenges, opportunities and intentions is important for recruitment and succession planning. DESIGN: Cross-sectional online Australian academic nursing and midwifery survey. METHOD: Respondents were invited to complete an online survey via social media platforms, advertisements on professional websites and circulation via professional associations. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: Of the 250 respondents, most were Registered Nurses (n=212), female (n=222), held tenured teaching and research positions (n=126) and were over the age of 50 (n=130). Almost half of respondents held a PhD (n=98), with 55 (43.7 %) of those without a Doctoral qualification indicating no intention in undertaking doctoral studies. Over 85 % (n=213) of respondents indicated working regular unpaid hours. Female respondents had a significantly higher mean annual teaching allocation compared with males who had higher research workload allocations (p=0.033). Job satisfaction and intention to leave academia were linked with workload and perceived value. Job satisfaction was significantly higher among teaching-only and research-only academics (p=0.005). CONCLUSION: The sustainability of the Australian nursing and midwifery workforce is at risk due to an ageing workforce and some academics' lack of intention in pursuing doctoral studies. Gender inequities emerged as a finding in this study. Workforce strategies are required to address gender disparities and workload imbalances that have an impact on job satisfaction.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Nurse Educ Pract
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104156
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.classification	3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.classification	4204 Midwifery
dc.subject.classification	4205 Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Job Satisfaction
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery
dc.subject.mesh	Faculty, Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Workload
dc.subject.mesh	Career Choice
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Career Choice
dc.subject.mesh	Job Satisfaction
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery
dc.subject.mesh	Faculty, Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Workload
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Job Satisfaction
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery
dc.subject.mesh	Faculty, Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Workload
dc.subject.mesh	Career Choice
dc.title	The Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce: A cross-sectional study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	81
utslib.location.activity	Scotland
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-02-18T03:09:15Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	81

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AIM: To explore the demographics, employment characteristics, job satisfaction and career intentions of the Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce. BACKGROUND: The academic workforce is crucial in preparing the next generation of nurses and midwives. Thus, understanding current satisfaction, challenges, opportunities and intentions is important for recruitment and succession planning. DESIGN: Cross-sectional online Australian academic nursing and midwifery survey. METHOD: Respondents were invited to complete an online survey via social media platforms, advertisements on professional websites and circulation via professional associations. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: Of the 250 respondents, most were Registered Nurses (n=212), female (n=222), held tenured teaching and research positions (n=126) and were over the age of 50 (n=130). Almost half of respondents held a PhD (n=98), with 55 (43.7 %) of those without a Doctoral qualification indicating no intention in undertaking doctoral studies. Over 85 % (n=213) of respondents indicated working regular unpaid hours. Female respondents had a significantly higher mean annual teaching allocation compared with males who had higher research workload allocations (p=0.033). Job satisfaction and intention to leave academia were linked with workload and perceived value. Job satisfaction was significantly higher among teaching-only and research-only academics (p=0.005). CONCLUSION: The sustainability of the Australian nursing and midwifery workforce is at risk due to an ageing workforce and some academics' lack of intention in pursuing doctoral studies. Gender inequities emerged as a finding in this study. Workforce strategies are required to address gender disparities and workload imbalances that have an impact on job satisfaction.

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