만학도 간호대학생의 대학생활 적응경험

The Experience of College Life Adjustment in Late-starting Nursing Students : With the Application of Content Analysis Technique

Purpose : This study was attempted in order to offer basic data to the development in a program for confirming a requisite demand in late-starting nursing students and for increasing college life adjustment through grasping and analyzing the contents on the experience of college life adjustment that the late-starting nursing students go through. Methods : This study is a descriptive qualitative research that analyzed the consultation diary contents, which were recorded after counseling the experience of college life targeting the late-starting nursing students of 3 universities where are located in Gyeonggi-do Province and Gangwon-do Province. Results : According to the procedure of the content analysis method, the interview materials on the experience of college life adjustment that the late-starting nursing students experience were elicited 82 significant statements and 16 categories. Through this study, the advice and counseling system is demanded that is available for supporting the college life adjustment as it is important for late-starting nursing students to be adjusted to college life. Conclusion : A multilateral effort is needed for arranging a college life adjustment system and offering education in order to be helpful for the late-starting nursing students’ adjustment not only in the dimension of academic department but also in the dimension of university.