J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.
2005 Apr;12(1):46-57.
Contents Related to End-of Life Care in Nursing Curriculum: Q Methodological Approach
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- 1College of Nursing, Catholic University.
- 2Department of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu. jokw@cu.ac.kr
- 3College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan.
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the subjectivity of contents related to death as a nursing curriculum subject for nurses and students. METHOD: The Q-methodology which provides a method for analyzing the subjectivity of each items was used. The 34 selected Q-statements sorted by each of the 36 participants were classified into a normal distribution by using a 9 point scale. The collected data were analyzed using the QUANL PC program. RESULTS: Four types of content related to death nursing curriculum were identified. Type I is the psychologically sympathetic type, Type II is the clinical based experience type, Type III is the physically comfort seeking type, and Type IV is the human-understanding oriented type. CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that different approaches to education are needed to address the four types of content related to death as a nursing curriculum subject. Both contents and characteristics need to be considered.
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