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Male Nurses' Adaptation Experiences in Clinical Nursing Settings

남성 간호사들의 임상간호현장 적응 경험

  • 김성혁 (제주한라대학교 간호학부) ;
  • 김수진 (제주한라대학교 간호학부) ;
  • 강희경 (제주한라대학교 간호학부)
  • Received : 2017.06.27
  • Accepted : 2017.08.17
  • Published : 2017.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the components of the adaptation experiences and factors that help male nurses adapt to clinical nursing settings. The participants were eight male nurses working at general hospitals. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using Giorgi's phenomenological analysis methods. The core components of the adaptation experiences of the participants in clinical nursing settings were summarized as 'dedication to work', 'challenges in reality that are different from expectations', 'establishing a professional identity', and 'self-development for the future'. The relationships between these components showed causative, accelerative, and recursive characteristics. The adaptation process was structured in the temporal context. In order for male nurses to adapt well to clinical nursing settings, policy efforts should be made to improve their working conditions and resolve inequalities, such as granting equal opportunities for promotion regardless of sex. In addition, it is essential for male nurses to have sufficient internal control for them to make self-directed efforts to strengthen their willpower and self-development efforts to facilitate their adaptation. This study suggests that developing suitable strategies and policy efforts based on the results is required to assist male nurses in adapting to clinical nursing settings.

본 연구는 남성 간호사들의 임상간호현장 적응 경험의 구성요소와 적응에 도움을 주는 요인을 밝히는 것이다. 본 연구의 참여자는 종합병원에 재직하고 있는 남성 간호사 8명이다. 심층면담을 통하여 수집된 자료는 Giorgi의 현상학적 분석 절차에 따라 분석하였다. 참여자의 임상간호현장 적응 경험의 핵심 구성요소는 '주어진 업무에 전념하기', '기대와는 다른 현실에 도전하기', '직업적 정체성 확립하기', '미래를 위한 자기 개발하기'로 축약 되었다. 이 구성요소들 간의 관계는 인과적, 촉진적, 순환적 특성을 보여 주었고, 참여자들의 적응 경험은 시간적 맥락에 따라 구조화 하고 있다. 남성 간호사들이 원만한 임상간호현장 적응을 위해서는 이들의 근무 여건 조성을 위한 지지체계 확립, 성 차별 없는 공정한 인사 및 승진 기회 부여 등의 정책적 노력이 요구되며, 이들 스스로 의지력 강화와 적응 전략 채택을 통한 자기개발 노력의 내적 통제가 필요하다. 연구 결과를 토대로 제언하면, 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 이들의 임상간호현장에서 자리를 굳힐 수 있도록 돕는 전략 개발과 정책적 노력이 필요하다.

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