Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 649-656 , October 2010

Can we predict successful completion of the common foundation programme at interview?

  • Jayne H. Donaldson

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Faculty of Health, Life and Social Science, Edinburgh Napier University, Comely Bank Campus, Edinburgh EH4 2LD, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 31 455 5368.
    • ,
  • Jacqueline McCallum

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Govan Mbeki Building, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 41 331 3068.
    • ,
  • Patricia Lafferty

      Affiliations

    • Kildonan Street, Coatbridge College, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire ML5 3LS, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 23 642 2316.

,Accepted 21 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.12.019

Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 649-656 , October 2010

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