Graduate nurses in the United Kingdom: myth and reality

Sinclair, Helen

doi:10.1016/0260-6917(87)90119-5

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“…personnel management. The findings relating to Cardiff graduates support the findings of other studies and particularly the recent arguments of Sinclair (1987), regarding the myths surrounding the progress of nursing graduates.…”

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A follow‐up of the graduates of the Cardiff Bachelor of Nursing Degree Course

Bircumshaw

Chapman

1988

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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This paper considers the career patterns of the graduates of the University of Wales College of Medicine Bachelor of Nursing course. The 4-year course commenced in 1972 and has now seen 11 years of graduates. A longitudinal questionnaire survey has been administered annually to graduates of the course to ascertain information relating to the posts held and qualifications gained by graduates, which is the focus of this paper. The questionnaire also elicits graduates' perceptions of the value of aspects of the degree course to posts held, and the reaction of colleagues to the fact that they are nurse graduates. The results of the follow-up are presented to show the posts held by graduates at four time intervals; 6 months, 2 years and 5 years following graduation, and all graduates at the 1986 follow-up. The numbers of those who have obtained various post-registration qualifications are also presented. The findings support those of other follow-up studies of nurse graduates and diplomats. The graduates largely entered nursing or related posts, with the majority remaining in clinical-based posts as opposed to teaching and administration. The findings lead to further questions regarding the role and function of the nursing graduate. Further study is currently in progress to compare various elements of the practice style of Bachelor of Nursing graduates with non-graduate nurses.

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A follow‐up of the graduates of the Cardiff Bachelor of Nursing Degree Course

Bircumshaw

Chapman

1988

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…(1987 ) reported that in job interviews some graduates experienced negative reactions from staff when they learnt that the interviewee was a degree graduate. Sinclair (1987) suggested that graduates’ career aspirations may be limited by the expectation that graduates have a slower career progression. The results from Hong Kong ( Bartlett et al .…”

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“…In addition to asking students about their et al (1987) reported that in job interviews some graduates immediate plans, the questionnaire sought information experienced negative reactions from staC when they learnt about their future aspirations such as travel, further study that the interviewee was a degree graduate. Sinclair (1987) and areas of possible specialization. suggested that graduates' career aspirations may be limited by the expectation that graduates have a slower career progression.…”

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A comparison of the career aspirations of degree and P2000 diploma graduates from UK nursing programmes

Bartlett¹,

Hind

Taylor

1999

Journal of Nursing Management

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“…Faced with the ‘burden of being different’ (Luker 1984), they grappled with the contradictions of a desire both to integrate with, and yet change the systems they encountered (Thomas 1979). Faced with the expectations of the profession, and of society at large, that they would move quickly into education, research and management (MacGuire and Sparks 1970; MacGuire 1971; Auld 1987; Sinclair 1987), these students appear to have confounded such expectations by remaining in clinical practice for a number of years (Marsh 1976; Scott‐Wright et al. 1979; Altschul 1983; Andrew 1984; Sinclair 1984; Bircumshaw 1988; Fraser and Titherington 1989; Fraser and Titherington 1991), often in community settings (Bircumshaw and Chapman 1988; Kemp 1988b).…”

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The ‘Manchester scheme’: a study of the Diploma in Community Nursing, the first pre‐registration nursing programme in a British university

Hallett

2005

Nursing Inquiry

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The Diploma in Community Nursing at the University of Manchester began in 1959, after a long period of planning and negotiation. It was the earliest pre-registration nursing education programme in a British university. The paper reports on a historical study which examined its foundation and development. The history of the 'Manchester Scheme', as it came to be known, is placed into the context of wider reforms and modifications in British nursing education. The methods used for the study were a broad-based literature review, examination of material from the 1950s to the present day, five oral history interviews with some of those who were influential in developing the diploma, and the interpretation of relevant documentary source materials. The Diploma in Community Nursing at the University of Manchester was important and innovative in its time, combining as it did nurse and health visitor training with a university-based education. The paper traces the struggle to establish the course, which was largely due to the efforts of one charismatic individual, Fraser Brockington, Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine. It then goes on to examine the reforms and modifications the programme underwent from 1959 to 1969, as it was developed into the prototype for the 'Bachelor of Nursing Degree'.

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Graduate nurses in the United Kingdom: myth and reality

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

A follow‐up of the graduates of the Cardiff Bachelor of Nursing Degree Course

A follow‐up of the graduates of the Cardiff Bachelor of Nursing Degree Course

A comparison of the career aspirations of degree and P2000 diploma graduates from UK nursing programmes

The ‘Manchester scheme’: a study of the Diploma in Community Nursing, the first pre‐registration nursing programme in a British university

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