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Park and Jang: Nursing Students' Experience in Community Health Center Practice
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2010; 21(2): 188-199.

Published online: 4 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.2.188

Nursing Students' Experience in Community Health Center Practice

Hyun Joo Park1, In Sun Jang2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology College, Korea.

2Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Jang, In Sun, Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University, 16 Danghyeon 2-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-791, Korea. Tel: 82-2-950-5485, Fax: 82-2-950-5408, agape90@bible.ac.kr

Received 31 March 2010       Revised 14 June 2010       Accepted 17 June 2010

© 2010 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

The objective of this study was to understand the meaning of experience on community health centers (post) practice of nursing students.

Methods

This is qualitative research using focus groups. Data were collected through in-depth interviews performed from November 10 to December 11, 2009. The focus group interviews were conducted to 22 nursing students on their subjective experiences. The data were analyzed by the Colaizzi's method, in which the meaningful statements were extracted.

Results

Seven theme-clusters were identified from fourteen themes and thirty-one sub-themes. The seven theme-clusters were 1) widening of experiences; 2) feeling of warm heart; 3) feeling of satisfaction; 4) feeling of being unfulfilled; 5) difficulties; 6) new awareness; and 7) good memories.

Conclusion

Through a variety of relationships and self-regulation in community health centers (post) practice, the nursing students may have the feeling of worthiness, new awareness of community nursing, and visions for the future to rebuild.

Keywords: Nursing students, Community health centers, Qualitative research, Focus groups

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