First civil service examination for nurses at the Administrative Department of Public Service.
CONCLUSION: although the exam legitimized the meritbased culture in the staff selection in the area of Brazilian nursing, egalitarian criteria were mitigated, especially regarding the grades applied to different kinds of exams. This resulted in a significant number of temporary nurses approved.
PMID: 26676423 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - Category: Nursing Authors: Brasileiro DF, Sanna MC Tags: Rev Bras Enferm Source Type: research