英文摘要 |
More and more clinical nurses choose to go back to school nowadays. These women sometimes face conflicts and challenges from work, family, and school curriculum. The study tried to understand the pressure, stress, and experiences of nurses with multiple roles when they pursued degree in a college. This qualitative study was conducted by focus group discussion. Four focus group sessions with 29 participants were held. Participants were full time employed nurses who also pursued degree as parttime students in a community college in Hsinchu. Sessions were conducted with a semi-structural interview and discussion. Each 90-minute session was tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Four themes were emerged by the analysis, including: (1) pursue of excellence-motivation of self-growth, (2) burning the candle on both ends-swinging between family, career, school, society, and individual, (3) searching for solution to the conflicts-self adjustment and adaptation, (4) seeing light at the end of the tunnel--changes and enjoying the success at the end of the journey. This paper can be used as a reference to provide guidance to female nurses who seek part time study in the future. They can have more understanding and be better prepared for the challenges and conflicts if they do choose to become part time students. |