Exploring selection and recruitment processes for newly qualified nurses: a sequential‐explanatory mixed‐method study

Abstract

Most providers had processes which addressed the issue of quality in the selection and recruitment of newly qualified nurses. The 'assessment centre model', which providers were adopting, allowed for multiple levels of assessment and streamlined recruitment. There is a need to validate the efficacy of the selection tools.

Mixed‐methods research in nursing – a critical review

“…All studies except Newton et al . () included participants that were either service users or their family member. All except Dysvik et al .…”

Why not nursing? Factors influencing healthcare career choice among Singaporean students

“…There should be an emphasis on the use of multiple methods in selecting and recruiting potential nursing students with appropriate values, attitudes and behaviour (Newton et al. ).…”

The state of mixed methods research in nursing: A focused mapping review and synthesis

“…Some of the reasons for the lower quality assessment related to lack of reporting or regard for crucial elements of an MMR design. The most frequently used design was an explanatory sequential MMR design, whereby quantitative methods were followed by qualitative strands (e.g., Newton, Chandler, Morris‐Thomson, Sayer, & Burke, 2015). Those that justified this approach, such as Alabdulaziz, Moss, and Copnell (2017) and Halpin, Terry, and Curzio (2017), indicated that the intention of using this design was to enable a deeper understanding of the research topic through the use of qualitative approaches to enrich and explain the quantitative results.…”