School Life Experience of Male Nursing Students Reinstated at School after Military Service.
10.5977/jkasne.2018.24.4.315
- Author:
Kyoung A NAM
1
;
Kyeong Hwa KANG
;
Seongmi MOON
Author Information
1. Professor, Division of Nursing, Hallym University·Researcher, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing students;
Male nurses;
Nursing education;
Military service;
Focus groups
- MeSH:
Education, Nursing;
Focus Groups;
Humans;
Korea;
Life Change Events*;
Male*;
Military Personnel*;
Nurses, Male;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2018;24(4):315-325
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore and describe the school life experience of male nursing students reinstated at school after military service. METHODS: The participants in the current study were 20 male nursing students from three universities. The data were collected in focus group interviews, and an inductive content analysis was performed on the data obtained from six focus groups. RESULTS: The content relating to the school experience of the participants was categorized into four themes: making a new start, facing challenges, trying to find one's place, and confusion about one's professional identity. CONCLUSION: Nursing education in Korea needs to be reconsidered, as it adheres to a gender-stereotyped identity. This study provides implications for improving the content and quality of nursing education.
