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KMID : 0607320140230030165
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2014 Volume.23 No. 3 p.165 ~ p.175
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The Experience of the Stop-out of Female Nursing Students
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Shin Heon-Tae
An Hyo-Ja
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Qualitative research, Stop-out, Nursing students
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