Jarvis P, Gibson S J
J Adv Nurs. 1981 Nov;6(6):471-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1981.tb03251.x.
District nursing, like many other professionalizing occupations, has stipulated that possession of five ordinary level GCE passes might constitute one criterion of entry. This paper reports a longitudinal study over four intakes of district nurse students in one teaching centre and examines the relationship between selection criteria, in particular educational achievement prior to entry to the course, and the students' achievement during this. The research explored the relationship between educational achievement prior to commencing their course of study and the level of academic and practical performance during it. Additionally other factors, including the results of aptitude and personality tests, were examined to see if they would provide indication of the level of the students; grades during training. No factors were discovered that might provide an adequate basis for selection, which raises questions about trying to specify any pre-requisite for selection other than state registration and appropriate professional experience until further research has been undertaken.
与许多其他正在专业化的职业一样，地区护理规定拥有五门普通中等教育证书考试及格成绩可能构成入学的一个标准。本文报告了在一个教学中心对四批地区护士学生进行的纵向研究，并考察了选拔标准（特别是入学前的学业成绩）与学生在此期间的成绩之间的关系。该研究探讨了开始课程学习前的学业成绩与课程期间学术和实践表现水平之间的关系。此外，还研究了包括能力和个性测试结果在内的其他因素，以查看它们是否能表明学生在培训期间的成绩水平。未发现任何可能为选拔提供充分依据的因素，这引发了在进行进一步研究之前，除了国家注册和适当的专业经验之外，试图规定任何选拔先决条件是否合理的问题。
