title: Healthcare assistants: the new registration route.
abstract: A number of locally organised schemes now exist to help healthcare assistants access programmes leading to qualified nursing status. Although some schemes have been operating for some time, little has been done to evaluate their effectiveness. However, drawing on the literature that has addressed indicators of successful completion among entrants taking a more conventional route into nursing, it is possible to predict which individuals are most likely to complete courses and course-related factors that encourage successful completion.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, City University, London. d.gould@city.ac.uk
authors.forename: Dinah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D012042:Registries; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D006113:United Kingdom