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In Australia, pre\u2010registration nursing programmes are university programmes that prepare students for initial registration as registered nurses. Little research has been undertaken to understand their experiences to ensure a sustainable nurse education workforce.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the experiences of sessional staff working in pre\u2010registration nursing programmes in Australia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional online survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting and Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sessional nursing staff working in pre\u2010registration nursing programmes in Australia for at least 12\u2009months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants were invited to complete an online survey using the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire version III (COPSOQ\u2013III) middle\u2010length version. Participants were recruited via email and online platforms. Data were analysed using descriptive and non\u2010parametric techniques including determining correlations between different subscales.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 84 participants were included. Most participants were female (83.3%) and over 50\u2009years old (51.2%). The majority of the participants had less than 5\u2009years of sessional experience (58.3%). Only 26.2% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200922) of the participants intended to become permanent academics. Participants generally reported favourable working experiences. \u2018Job satisfaction\u2019 was found to be positively correlated with several subscales including \u2018social support from supervisor\u2019 (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.64,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), \u2018social support from colleagues\u2019 (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.54,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and \u2018sense of community\u2019 (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.64,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study provides new insights into the sessional nursing workforce, including their demographics and work experiences. It identified factors related to positive work experience, such as opportunities for professional development, sense of community, quality leadership and support. 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