Further Information About This Survey
Who should fill out this survey?
If you are currently employed and working as a nurse or midwife. Who is conducting the survey? Researchers at the University of Melbourne (Professor Anthony Scott, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research) and University Technology, Sydney (Professor Christine Duffield, Centre for Health Services Management). The Nurses’ Board of Victoria are helping to distribute this survey. Who is funding the survey? The Australian Research Council with some matching funds from the Department of Human Services. How will the results be used? The results will be used to inform policies about the best ways to improve your working conditions and job satisfaction. The results will be made available to the Department of Human Services, private sector nursing employers, and unions. Will the information I provide remain confidential? Strict confidentiality will be maintained at all times. The information you provide will be held securely within the Melbourne Institute and will not contain any identifiable information which could actually or potentially identify you. Any published results will not contain any individual-level data as all results are presented across aggregated groups of nurses and midwives. All research involved in this project must comply with the Privacy Act (1988) and data will be stored in accordance with the University of Melbourne’s Management of Data and Research Records Policy. The Melbourne Institute and its staff operate within the University of Melbourne’s ethics guidelines. The research has been approved by the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee. Any concerns or complaints about the broad conduct of the survey should be directed to the Executive Officer, Human Research Ethics, The University of Melbourne. Phone: 03 8344 2073, fax: 03 93476739. Who should I contact if I have any questions about this survey? Please phone Anne Leahy (Survey Manager) on 03 8344 2600 or email: anneel@unimelb.edu.au. Or contact the Chief Investigator Prof. Tony Scott on 03 8344 2115, email a.scott@unimelb.edu.au