Journal article
Selection of Undergraduate Nursing Students using Structured Oral Interviews
Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, Vol.11(1), pp.61-74
2009
Abstract
Background: This paper reports on the methods used for the recruitment and selection of the 2006 cohort of candidates applying for a place in the nursing degree offered by an Australian university, and compares those who gained a place with those who did not.
Method: Two questionnaires were used to collect data from all applicants before and after an oral assessment (an interview). Results: Initial evaluation and comparison showed there were no significant differences between successful and unsuccessful applicants in their expectations of the program, their career goals, knowing someone who was a nurse, or interest in studying nursing as indicated by application to other university nursing courses.
Conclusions: These descriptive data provide valuable information for future longitudinal research. Other universities may find the procedures outlined here informative for their own selection processes.
Details
- Title
- Selection of Undergraduate Nursing Students using Structured Oral Interviews
- Authors/Creators
- Anne Wilson (Author) - The University of AdelaideFrank Donnelly (Author) - Murdoch University, School of NursingAnna Chur-Hansen (Author) - The University of AdelaideDeborah Turnbull (Author) - The University of Adelaide
- Publication Details
- Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, Vol.11(1), pp.61-74
- Publisher
- Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators
- Identifiers
- 991005741681507891
- Copyright
- © 2009 ANZAHPE: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Nursing
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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