Abstract
This study examines the dialogue within selection interviews for places on a graduate nursing programme. The analysis focuses upon the way in which a ‘realistic’ knowledge of nursing is tested for, and demonstrated through, particular discursive themes. These themes reflect a wider social acceptance of accountable rational decision-making. It is argued that applicants who are able to draw upon the interpretative resources necessary to justify their nursing course application in these terms are more likely to be evaluated positively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 778–782 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1995 |
Keywords
- Nursing