Korean Nurses' Experience of Preparing for and Taking the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
- Authors
- Choe, Kwi-Soon; Yang, Bok-Sun
- Issue Date
- Dec-2009
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Keywords
- licence; Korea; nurses
- Citation
- ASIAN NURSING RESEARCH, v.3, no.4, pp 177 - 185
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- ASIAN NURSING RESEARCH
- Volume
- 3
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 177
- End Page
- 185
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/55408
- DOI
- 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60029-3
- ISSN
- 1976-1317
2093-7482
- Abstract
- Purpose This Study explores the Korean nurses' experience of preparing for and taking the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) in order to provide a deeper understanding of their experiences. Method The Study utilizes the qualitative research method, Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology. Twenty-six Korean nurses were interviewed Using semi-structured research questions and their interviews were analyzed. Results Seven Clusters of themes emerged: (a) motivation: (b) flow in studying, (C) expansion Of nursing knowledge for nursing practice; (d) reflections Of nursing practice and attitude toward themselves; (e) time management struggles: (f) increased self-confidence and self-esteem; (g) setting a new life direction and new challenges. In general, Our analyses demonstrated that the nurses' experiences of preparing for and taking the NCLEX-RN showed positive impacts on the nurses, psychologically, intellectually and interpersonally. Conclusion The results Suggest that developing NCLEX-RN preparation programs is needed to promote global capabilities for nurses and nursing Students. Further studies on the effect of exposure to the NCLEX-RN exam while nursing school for nurses is recommended. [Asian Nursing Research 2009: 3(4):177-185]
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