C RITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN Y ESTÁNDARES DE APRENDIZAJE EVALUABLES

Dear Candidate,

Information about a research study Emotional Intelligence and Attrition

The School of Nursing and Midwifery in the University of Dundee is currently reviewing its recruitment and selection procedures. In line with this, I am studying the possibility of a relationship between personal characteristics of student nurses and success on the course. In particular, I will be looking at academic attainment, practice assessments, attendance and retention. I would like to find out if aspects of the way you see yourself as described in the attached questionnaire are related to any of these outcomes.

Purpose of the study: To establish whether there is a relationship between personal

characteristics and student attainment in a nursing programme

Assurance of confidentiality

I want to assure you that your responses to the attached questionnaire will not be considered in deciding your eligibility for entry to the course, and your answers will not be shared with the people deciding on your application. That is why you are invited to return your response in a separate envelop. I do need your name on the questionnaire to enable me to match your responses to the questions in the survey with the outcomes referred to above. However, your name would be replaced with an identification number once you enrol on the course. If you are happy to participate, I would ask that you read the information below and sign the consent section at bottom of the page.

Information will be held in compliance with the data protection act until the final

analysis and will then be destroyed no later than December 2011. Once your name is replaced with an ID number, it will not appear as part of the study and participants will not be able to be identified in the results. The consent forms will be retained until the study is completed and then will also be destroyed.

Right to withdraw: You are under no obligation to participate in this study and you

will be entitled to withdraw at any stage without prejudice. In particular this will not affect the consideration of your application to enrol. You can withdraw by emailing me, phoning me or writing to me using the contact details below. You have the right to complain formally to the Teaching Dean if you are unhappy with the research process: Jane Harris, Teaching Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee, DD1 4HJ

Implications for the participant: The questionnaire will not be available to any

personnel within the school other than the researcher. No decisions which might impact on your progress on the course will be taken by any school staff or clinical staff on the basis of the questionnaire results. The score will not be recorded in

student files and will only be used to compare with other course outcomes for the purpose of drawing general conclusions about the study.

Benefits of Participation: There are no direct benefits of participation. However by

answering the questions and thinking about the implications, you may identify issues for consideration in the practice of nursing. I will however provide you with a brief summary of what I learn from this study, which could be of interest. If you would like this information sent to you I will access your address from the student records and send you a copy. I expect to be in a position to do this by the end of 2009.

Access to your student records

In making your application you will provide many details about yourself. It will save a lot of time for you and for me if I can have your permission to access your application form and also to obtain details of your results if you undertake the course. I need your permission in order to do this and hence I include this in the statement of consent as attached.

I am grateful for your consideration. Bob Rankin

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If you agree to participate in the study, please detach and sign this section and

return it with the completed questionnaire in the FREEPOST envelope provided.

CONSENT:

I have read the information sheet about the ‘Emotional Intelligence and Attrition’ research and I understand that I am under no obligation to participate in this research. I consent to participate in the study under the conditions outlined. I agree also to Bob Rankin accessing the information in my application for enrolment in the nursing programme at the University of Dundee, and also to accessing my results from the student record system for the purposes of this research. I understand that the attached questionnaire will be used to obtain a score which will be mapped to my academic and clinical performance on the course. I am aware of my right to withdraw from the study at any time and I expect my details to remain confidential and to be used only for the purpose of this particular study.

Name: (please print) ………. Signature………. Date……….. Researcher: Bob Rankin,

Professional Head, Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of

Dundee, Fife Campus, Forth Avenue, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5YS [email protected]