title: Choosing from a wider pool of talent.
abstract: Spotting the qualities needed in the nursing workforce is complex. Moves to more costly graduate pre-registration programmes make it important to identify predictors of good nurses and potential leaders of the profession. Recent reports of poor care confirm that selectors need to do better.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, King's College London.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: While