The Experience of the Stop-out of Female Nursing Students.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2014.23.3.165
- Author:
Heon Tae SHIN
1
;
Hyo Ja AN
Author Information
1. Korean Traditional Medical Department, Dongshin University, Naju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Qualitative research;
Stop-out;
Nursing students
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Nursing;
Qualitative Research;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2014;23(3):165-175
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to identify the stop-out experiences of female nursing students. Stop-out is defined as the withdrawal temporarily from enrollment at a university. METHODS: Data was collected through in-depth individual interviews from February 2013 to February 2014 (N=8) and analyzed with Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology. The participants were interviewed once or twice, for 30minutes to 1hour per interview. RESULTS: Five theme-clusters were identified from 14 themes. The theme-clusters were 'Craving for self-directed life', 'Anxiety about leaving regular orbit', 'Responsibility for selection of the stop-out', 'Reinvention of self and nursing major', and 'Making of mental power'. CONCLUSION: The results showed that the stop-out experience of female nursing students in this study has positive aspects in craving for self-directed life and challenges to live a new life. Therefore research is needed on various angles in studying stop-out experience as well as balance quantitative and qualitative research methods. Also it is suggested that continuous managements should be given to the students during stop-out period.
