Identification of the components for investigation of the psychological strength of nursing applicants: A qualitative study

Abstract

The selection of students for entry into the healthcare professions has become an increasingly important issue (Patterson et al., 2018). The selection and admission of candidates who possess the required characteristics for the profession are one of the major challenges for health education providers internationally.Resolution of this challenge could contribute significantly to the development of health specialist professionals, and improved health care and outcomes in the communities served (Ezeala et al., 2012). Also, US healthcare reforms have recently focused on three goals: improving individual health care, improving community health and reducing financial costs. They consider increased attention to the selection and admission of future healthcare specialist workforce to be one of the key reform strategies (Mahon et al., 2013).