Contents Related to End-of Life Care in Nursing Curriculum: Q Methodological Approach.
- Author:
Myung Ja KIM
1
;
Kae Hwa JO
;
Yeong Kyeong KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Catholic University.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Death;
Curriculum;
Q-methodology
- MeSH:
Curriculum*;
Education;
Humans;
Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2005;12(1):46-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the subjectivity of contents related to death as a nursing curriculum subject for nurses and students. METHOD: The Q-methodology which provides a method for analyzing the subjectivity of each items was used. The 34 selected Q-statements sorted by each of the 36 participants were classified into a normal distribution by using a 9 point scale. The collected data were analyzed using the QUANL PC program. RESULTS: Four types of content related to death nursing curriculum were identified. Type I is the psychologically sympathetic type, Type II is the clinical based experience type, Type III is the physically comfort seeking type, and Type IV is the human-understanding oriented type. CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that different approaches to education are needed to address the four types of content related to death as a nursing curriculum subject. Both contents and characteristics need to be considered.
