Subjectivity of Nursing Students’ Perception on Industrial Accidents: Q-Methodology
AUTHORS
Sunyoung Jang,Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, South Korea
ABSTRACT
In case when the chronic physical symptoms or permanent loss of functions are caused by industrial accidents, the pain caused by this changes the whole lives of workers and their families. The purpose of this study is to identify the subjective opinions that nursing students have about industrial accidents and define the characteristics by type. Q methodology was used to determine the subjectivity of nursing students' industrial accidents. A total of 17 students from the A Department of Nursing were selected and asked 34 questions about industrial accidents. Collected data were analyzed using the QUANL PC program. As a result, the perception of industrial accidents was classified into three categories: ‘social improvement request type’, ‘employer responsibility type’, and ‘cause removal type’. It is expected that this will help to identify nurses' perceptions of industrial accidents and to develop strategies for future workforce management. In addition, it will help develop measures to reduce industrial accidents at the social level.
KEYWORDS
Industrial accidents, Nursing student, Subjectivity, Q-Methodology, Nurse
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