The purpose of this study was to identify the college students' images os Nurses.
Data were collected by open-ended questionnaire. 326 subjects were composed of nursing students and non-students who attended in universities and junior colleges at Pusan, Kyung-buk, and Chung-buk from April 30 to May 31, 1995.
Collected data were analyzed by all researchers. Statements were categorized and endowed with Key meaning.
@ES The results were
@EN 1. Positive images of nurses were classified into 21 categories. They were [Kind], [Clear and smart], [Serve], [Tender & peaceful], [Sincere & have a strong sense of responsibility], [Pretty], [Be concerned about the patient], [Cheerful],
[Intelloctual], [Like angel], [Be proud of work], [Skillful], [Smooth interpersonal relationship], [Strong], [Have a self-reflection & study], [Good], [Calm] [Tolerence], [Respect for the patient], [Noble], [Image of Nightingale].
2. Among the positive images categories, statements about the [Kind] were the most. Statements about [Clear and smart], [Be proud of work], [Serve], [Tender & peaceful] were a lot.
3. For nusing students, statements about the [Kind] were the most. Statements about [Be proud of work], [Clear and smart], [Tender & peaceful], [Serve] were a lot
4. For non-nursing students statements students statements about the [Clear and smart] were the most. Statements about [Kind], [Tender & Peaceful], [Serve], [Pretty] were a lot.
5. For nursing students who have no experience of the clinical practice statements about [Be proud of work]. [Kind], [Be concerned about the patient] were a lot.
6. For nursing students who have not experience of the clinical practice, statements about [Kind], [Clear and smart], [Serve] were a lot.
7. Negative images of nurses were classified into 21 categories. They were [UnKind], [Cold-hearted], [Hard work] [Work routinely], [Inhuman], [Unsmart], [Lack of pride for job], [Doficiency in knowledge and skill], [Imprudent and talkative],
[Lack
a
sense of responsibility], [Unsmooth interpersonal relationship], [Horrible], [Dependent], [Authoritative], [Ignore the patients' needs], [unjust], [Assert one's importance], [Iack of self-reflection & study], [Selfish], [Be difficult of
communication],
[Ineffective use of goods].
8. Among the negative image categories, statements about the [Unkind] were the most. Satements about [Cold-hearted], [Hard work], [Work routinely], [Inhuman], [Unsmart] were a lot.
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