The Financial Costs and Effects on the Well-Being of Nursing Students' Professional Experience Placements: A...

There is sustained research interest examining what constitutes positive and effective professional experience placements. However, few studies have investigated the financial costs of placements for health profession students. This study bridges the research gap by analysing the financial impacts of placements reported by nursing students in 2018/2019. The study analyses feedback from nursing students at the University of Tasmania, using a comparative lens analysing the costs for urban and rural placements (in this paper the term 'rural' includes regional, rural, remote and very remote). The results indicate students undertaking rural placements in Tasmania may be better supported than students with urban placements. This finding may be a result of the package of support provided by UTAS for its pre-registration nursing students when undertaking placements in rural locations.