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Talking realistically about nursing: a thematic analysis of nursing course selection interview discourse
Author(s) -
Moir James,
Abraham Samuel Charles
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1995.21040778.x
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , selection (genetic algorithm) , nursing , discourse analysis , psychology , nurse education , sociology , medical education , qualitative research , medicine , linguistics , computer science , social science , philosophy , artificial intelligence
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