Ministerial Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce

Research Project to Support Nursing Recruitment Through the Development of a Quality Improvement Tool

It is recognised that there may be benefit in clarifying career progression in nursing, as well as increasing the understanding of the different pathways available to enter nursing programmes. Currently, key policies lack clear, actionable, evidence-based interventions to underpin nurse recruitment through different education routes and career pathways, suggesting the need for more evidence. Consequently, a robust evidence-based approach is needed if HEIs are to address the policy imperative to increase the graduate nurse workforce.

This test of change is a research project which will create an evidence-based driver diagram (quality improvement tool), succinctly articulating interventions to improve recruitment to nursing programmes in Scotland, piloting its implementation in Edinburgh Napier University (ENU).

On completion of the project, the driver diagram will be shared nationally across Scotland, enabling implementation of learning from this research to better support recruitment. The interventions in the driver diagram will be implemented and tested in a pilot at ENU to establish their appropriateness, utility, and efficacy.