title: Progression from enrolled to registered general nurse (1): Charting the conversion.
abstract: This is a report of part of an empirical evaluation of a conversion course for Enrolled Nurses. The focus of the study was the changes, if any, which might take place in the students. A five faceted approach was used to collect data including three value exercises designed to identify those characteristics and values deemed by the Nurse to be important elements of his/her self image, diary keeping and meetings with the students. This part of the paper deals with the methodological aspects of the study and reports on the diary keeping and the meetings with the students. Part two will relate to the value exercises used. The study provides evidence of some of the difficulties experienced by students in the transition from Enrolled Nurse to Registered General Nurse status. It also provides evidence of 'desirable' changes in the students which occurred during the course.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hembrough
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheehan
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009013:Morale; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000379:methods; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*