title: Graduate-only pre-registration mental health nursing programmes.
abstract: This article examines the perceived benefits of graduate-only pre-registration programmes in mental health nursing, and the potential social aspiration and attrition problems that may result. A number of strategies are identified to assist student integration into higher education and minimise any increase in attrition rates.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast. h.odonnell@qub.ac.uk
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D012073:Remedial Teaching; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom