Design and implementation of an online admissions interview for selection to nursing and midwifery programmes: a partnership approach.
Selection
Staff workload
Undergraduate midwifery
Undergraduate nursing
Virtual interviews
Journal
BMC nursing
ISSN: 1472-6955
Titre abrégé: BMC Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088683
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Oct 2022
17 Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
04
05
2022
accepted:
29
09
2022
revised:
19
09
2022
entrez:
17
10
2022
pubmed:
18
10
2022
medline:
18
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The recent surge in applications to nursing in the United Kingdom together with the shift towards providing virtual interviews through the use of video platforms has provided an opportunity to review selection methodologies to meet a new set of challenges. However there remains the requirement to use selection methods which are evidence-based valid and reliable even under these new challenges. This paper reports an evaluation study of applicants to nursing and midwifery and reports on how to plan and use online interviews for in excess of 3000 applicants to two schools of nursing in Northern Ireland. Data is reported from Participants, Assessors and Administrators who were asked to complete an online evaluation using Microsoft Forms. A total of 1559 participants completed the questionnaire. The majority were aged 17-20. The findings provide evidence to support the validity and reliability of the online interview process. Importantly the paper reports on the design and implementation of a fully remote online interview process that involved a collaboration with two schools of nursing without compromising the rigour of the admissions process. The paper provides practical, quantitative, and qualitative reasons for concluding that the online remote selection process generated reliable data to support its use in the selection of candidates to nursing and midwifery. There are significant challenges in moving to online interviews and the paper discusses the challenges and reflects on some of the broader issues associated with selection to nursing and midwifery. The aim of the paper is to provide a platform for discussion amongst other nursing schools who might be considering major changes to their admissions processes.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The recent surge in applications to nursing in the United Kingdom together with the shift towards providing virtual interviews through the use of video platforms has provided an opportunity to review selection methodologies to meet a new set of challenges. However there remains the requirement to use selection methods which are evidence-based valid and reliable even under these new challenges.
METHOD
METHODS
This paper reports an evaluation study of applicants to nursing and midwifery and reports on how to plan and use online interviews for in excess of 3000 applicants to two schools of nursing in Northern Ireland. Data is reported from Participants, Assessors and Administrators who were asked to complete an online evaluation using Microsoft Forms.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 1559 participants completed the questionnaire. The majority were aged 17-20. The findings provide evidence to support the validity and reliability of the online interview process. Importantly the paper reports on the design and implementation of a fully remote online interview process that involved a collaboration with two schools of nursing without compromising the rigour of the admissions process. The paper provides practical, quantitative, and qualitative reasons for concluding that the online remote selection process generated reliable data to support its use in the selection of candidates to nursing and midwifery.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There are significant challenges in moving to online interviews and the paper discusses the challenges and reflects on some of the broader issues associated with selection to nursing and midwifery. The aim of the paper is to provide a platform for discussion amongst other nursing schools who might be considering major changes to their admissions processes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36253769
doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01058-y
pii: 10.1186/s12912-022-01058-y
pmc: PMC9575628
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
280Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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