Inclusion of lay people in the pre-registration selection process
Karen Washington Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery Keele University, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent
Carol Mountford Coach and staff development specialist, Stoke-on-Trent
Jane Capewell Human resources specialist
Helena Priest Senior lecturer, School of Psychology, Keele University, Staffordshire
The Nursing and Midwifery Council recommends that pre-registration nurse education programme providers involve lay people in the student selection process. The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Keele University undertook a project to develop and evaluate the inclusion of lay people in the pre-registration recruitment and selection process. This article discusses the development and evaluation of the project and provides recommendations for practice.
Nursing Standard.
24, 48, 42-47.
doi: 10.7748/ns2010.08.24.48.42.c7930
Correspondence
p.m.roberts@nur.keele.ac.uk
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