임상실습경험에 따른 간호대학생의 죽음에 대한 태도와 자아존중감 및 삶의 만족도 비교

Comparison of Attitudes of Nursing Students toward Death, Self-esteem and Life Satisfaction according to Clinical Experience

  • 투고 : 2011.05.30
  • 심사 : 2011.08.04
  • 발행 : 2011.09.01

초록

목적: 본 연구는 간호대학생의 임상실습 경험유무에 따른 죽음에 대한 태도, 자아존중감 및 삶의 만족도의 차이를 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 방법: 양산시에 위치한 2개 대학에 재학 중인 간호대학생 1,030명으로 대상으로 하였다. 자료수집은 2010년 10월 1일~10월 30일까지 강의시간 이외의 시간에 연구의 목적과 방법을 설명하고 설문에 대한 응답은 익명으로 처리됨을 알려 준 뒤 연구에 참여하기로 자발적으로 동의한 대상자에게 서면동의서와 설문지를 배부하고 개별적으로 설문내용을 작성하도록 한 후 현지에서 직접 회수하였고, 수집된 자료는 PASW statistics data editor 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 실수, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차, 카이제곱 검정, t 검정, 분산분석, Scheffe 검정과 Pearson correlation coefficients로 분석하였다. 결과: 죽음에 대한 태도 점수는 임상실습 경험이 있는 간호대학생의 경우 2.85점, 실습경험이 없는 간호대학생의 경우 2.79점으로 중간수준이었으며, 임상실습 경험이 있는 간호대학생이 임상실습 경험이 없는 간호대학생에 비해 죽음에 대해 보다 긍정적인 태도를 가지고 있었고 자아존중감과 삶의 만족도가 높았다. 임상실습 경험이 있는 간호대학생의 죽음에 대한 태도는 자신이 지각하는 경제수준과 본인이 지각하는 자신의 건강상태에 따라 죽음에 대한 태도의 차이가 있었으며, 자아존중감과 만족도와 낮은 상관관계가 있었다. 결론: 간호제공자의 죽음에 대한 태도는 임종간호의 가장 중요한 요소로 간호의 질을 결정함을 감안할 때 미래의 간호사가 될 간호대학생의 죽음에 대한 태도를 보다 긍정적으로 변화시킬 필요가 있다. 특히 임상실습 경험이 없는 간호대학생이 죽음에 대해 보다 부정적인 태도를 가지고 있었고 자아존중감과 삶의 만족도가 낮았으므로 이들에게 보다 적극적인 관심이 필요할 것이다. 한편 임상실습 경험 유무에 따른 간호대학생의 죽음에 대한 태도, 자아존중감 및 삶의 만족도에 대한 선행연구가 부족하여 논의하는데 제한이 있으므로 반복연구가 필요할 것을 제언한다.

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare nursing students' attitudes toward death, self-esteem and life satisfaction according to clinical experience. Methods: We surveyed 1,030 nursing students from two different universities with a questionnaire consisting of items regarding attitudes toward death, self-esteem and life satisfaction. The data were analyzed using a PASW program. Results: Students with clinical experience scored 2.85 on the attitude toward death, while those without clinical experience scored 2.79 (t=2.775, P=0.006). Students with clinical experience had significantly higher self-esteem (t=4.541, P<0.001) and life satisfaction (t=4.050, P<0.001) than those without it. Students with clinical experience showed correlations between attitude toward death and self-esteem (r=0.159, P<0.001) and life satisfaction (r=0.090, P=0.025), while those without it did not (r=0.106, P=0.014). Conclusion: These results provide guidance for developing educational strategies such as educational program to help students build positive attitude toward death through their experience in clinical practice.

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