Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing  2018;25(1):33-45

doi:10.7739/jkafn.2018.25.1.33

An Ethnography on Fundamental Nursing Practice Class

Hyo Ja AN 1 ; Hyun Ju PARK

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Keywords

Nursing student; Fundamental nursing practice; Ethnography

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

PURPOSE: Objectives of this study were to identify and describe cultural meaning for nursing students in the class in fundamental nursing practice. METHODS: Data were collected from November 2016 to May 2017 included focus group interviews and participants observation. The key informants in this study included 23 nursing students divided into 3 focus groups who had taken the course in fundamental nursing practice in university U and university S in Kyungpook, and university D in Jeonnam. Interviews continued until no new information could be identified from transcripts. Data were analyzed using the taxonomic analysis method developed by Spradley. RESULTS: Based on the data acquired from the interviews, cultural domains in the class “fundamental nursing practice” were classified as ‘community oriented activities’, ‘learning and playing space’, ‘relationship of difference and discrimination’, ‘time for present and future’. CONCLUSION: The culture in the class “fundamental nursing practice” could be summarized as ‘non-standardized learning with team dynamics’. Also nursing students learned about a small society whose members are becoming nurses. Results indicate that it is critical for professors to understand students' values, beliefs and their attitude in order to aid in adjustment to class.