title: Widening the entry gate--an excellent research opportunity.
abstract: Widening the entry gate does not mean lowering the standard of nurse education and nursing practice. The concept has been applied by the Open University for over 10 years based on the 'first come first served' principle irrespective of educational attainment, whilst maintaining its standards as an academic institution. This paper asks, whether the nursing profession wish to introduce the same system? The question of learning and teaching strategies is raised by the author who urges nurse educators to take the opportunity to develop research. The outcome of nurse education is to ensure practitioners possess the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, creativity and the ability to apply them in clinical, educational and management practice. Research data is required by the profession to plan and develop nurse education in the 1990's and beyond.
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authors: Cheung
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013663:Teaching; D006113:United Kingdom