J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2018 Jun;27(2):110-122. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2018.27.2.110.

Clinical Practice Stress and Coping Experience of Men in Nursing as a Student

• Ju S
• Choi JH
• Kim C
• Oh DN
• Park MS

• KMID: 2415245
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2018.27.2.110

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to understand the stress coping experience of men nursing students in clinical practice.
METHODS
In-depth interview were done using semi-structured questionnaire with 25 men nursing students taking clinical practice. Data were analyzed using grounded theory.
RESULTS
Core category of coping experience of these nursing students was "˜a rolling stone'. Students' coping strategies were "˜women centered environment', "˜physical difficulty', "˜lack of sufficient role models', and "˜age related'. Helping components for their coping behaviors were "˜individual characteristics', "˜attitude to men nursing student', "˜one's vision of nursing', and "˜gender equality in nursing culture'. The consequence of this phenomenon were "˜a sense of belonging', "˜building gender free nursing identity', "˜nursing pride acquisition' and "˜dream of nursing expert'.
CONCLUSION
Men nursing students emphasized "˜growing as a mature nursing student' in clinical practice.

Keyword

Men; Students, Nursing; Adaptation, psychological; Qualitative research

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Grounded Theory
Humans
Male
Nursing*
Qualitative Research
Students, Nursing

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  Figure 1. The paradigm model of coping experience of men nursing students in clinical practice.

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