Examining workplace safety for remote area nurses in Australia: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Ms Laura Wright

qualifications: RN, BN, MPhil

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Adjunct Lecturer

A full-time clinician (RN) with ongoing involvement in research through her Adjunct position with JCU. Her main area of practice is emergency nursing in rural and remote areas.

Prof Santosh Jatrana

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

A/Prof David Lindsay

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

organisation: James Cook University

c/o Douglas campus of JCU
Douglas
Townsville
Qld
4811

Australia

Involved in nursing education for 35 years, at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education levels. Past President of the then Association for Australian Rural Nurses. Research interests include: Interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly from an educational perspective Rural nursing Tertiary education in a climate of neoliberalism Leadership in nursing