Nurse's Images Perceived by Girl's High School Students

Abstract

This study was aimed to identify how high school students who are interesting in nursing as their future career recognized nurses. This study applied the Q methodology to understand nurses’ image perceived by high school students in order to identify future nurses’ perception for their job. This study was conducted from May 27 to october 14, 2016, and 30 girls, selected by convenience sampling method, scored 29 Q statements using forced normal distribution. Data was analyzed through the QUANL PC program such as eigenvalues, variance, correlation, z-score and so on. There are three different factors with three types showing eigenvalue more than 1. Factor 1 with twelve participants showed that they agreed with giving the feeling of thrust, well behaved and a worthwhile job positively, the eigenvalue 7.1458. Factor II with twelve participants showed that they positively agreed with a comfortable person, a value and worthwhile job as well as playing a role as a mother, the eigenvalue 2.5628. Factor III with eight participants showed that they positively agreed with a doctor's assistance, well behaved and a comfortable person, the eigenvalue 2.5366. The correlation among three types was not relatively similar. However three types showed some consensus items. They recognized positively a value and worthwhile job, earnest and honest as a nurse, while negatively scientific knowledge, leadership and authority. The result of this study can provide basic data for preparing a nursing educational strategy with personalized the image of nurses for future generation who will become a nurse.