The Selection of Student Nurses and the Treatment of Failures

1932 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 1297
Author(s):  
Malcolm S. MacLean
Keyword(s):  
2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Lita ◽  
U. Alberts ◽  
A. Van Dyk ◽  
L F Small

T he researcher, being a nursing lecturer, questioned the method of selection of learning opportunities for student nurses in two training hospitals in the Northern part of Namibia.The study therefore focused on the following objective: To identify the factors that influence the selection of learning opportunities for primary health care in hospital units. A qualitative research design utilising focus group discussions were used. The population consisted of conveniently selected lecturers, student nurses and registered nurses. The same initial question was asked in each focus group to initiate the discussions. The data were analysed according to Tesch's method.The results indicated that there is positive commitment from the lecturers and registered nurses to be involved in selecting appropriate learning opportunities. The student nurses also demonstrated a willingness to learn and to be exposed to learning opportunities in primary health care. There were however certain constraints that emerged as themes, namely: • Managerial constraints • Educational constraints Under the theme "managerial constraints" categories such as workload, nursing staff shortages and communication problems were identified. Under the theme "educational constraints" categories such as a lack of guidance, and the correlation of theory and practice emerged.Recommendations based on this research report include improvement of in-service education on managerial and educational aspects to facilitate the primary health care approach in hospitals.


1962 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
William B. Michael ◽  
Robert A. Jones ◽  
Russell Haney

1941 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith M. Potts
Keyword(s):  

Curationis ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Setsoe

Bafokeng Nursing College is a privately owned institution situated at the Impala Mines in Bophuthatswana. It selects and trains student nurses from all parts of Southern Africa in the comprehensive four-year course who at qualifying are free to work for Genmin or anywhere else in the country. The College is affiliated to Medunsa in offering the four-year comprehensive course. Selection is limited because of limited facilities. The old selection process was evaluated in 1985 and the new selection process started functioning in 1986 when the new course was offered for the first time at the College. With the new selection process, the drop-out rate is very low, the pass rate has improved and the quality of nursing care is improving.


1959 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Michael ◽  
Robert A. Jones ◽  
Russell Haney

1933 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 564-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Habbe
Keyword(s):  

Curationis ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
X.C. Birkenbach

Owing to a number of factors the selection of student nurses in hospitals appears to present specific problems for the nursing administrator. In the first place, nursing applicants are, with few exceptions, recruited straight from school. Consequently very little information is available in order to assess the suitability of the applicant to nursing. Furthermore, at the time of her application, the interests, ambitions and career aspirations of the scholar are still in a process of being shaped. Therefore the applicant herself is probably not in a position to make a commited career decision at this stage. Moreover, the selection ratio (i.e. the number of applicants in relation to the number of posts) is usually not very favourable. This has the result that nursing administrators cannot screen applicants effectively - most of those who apply are accepted for training owing to the shortage of staff.


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