Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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Content Analysis of Experience of Nursing Students in Clinical Judgment during Nursing Practicum

간호학생의 임상적 판단 경험에 관한 내용분석

  • Suh, Yeon-Ok (Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Ahn, Yang-Heui (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Sook (Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 서연옥 (순천향대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 안양희 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 박경숙 (중앙대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2009.02.16
  • Accepted : 2009.04.14
  • Published : 2009.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: To describe the lived experience of nursing students when faced with clinical judgment in a nursing practicum at the hospital. Methods: A descriptive research design was utilized. Participants were 79 students in the clinical practicum. Participant consent was obtained for ethical protection. Data were collected from August to December 2007 using a semi-structured questionnaire. Content analysis was utilized for data analysis. Results: Two categories and 5 themes were extracted from the data for 'difficult' and 'easy' clinical judgments. For the student category, the two themes were 'knowledge' and 'skill', while the three themes for the clinical education environment category were, 'judgment of clinical symptoms and signs', 'differences between theory and practice' and 'human relationships'. For coping, 2 categories and 5 themes were extracted for the difficult clinical judgment situation, while one category and one theme were found for the easy clinical judgment situation. Conclusion: To develop students' clinical judgment, there is need to develop the method of clinical skills using simulation in clinical teaching. For future research, a study on factors affecting clinical judgment of nursing students in hospitals is needed.

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