간호학과 진로체험활동이 진로정체감과 간호사 이미지에 미치는 효과분석 - 일반고등학교 학생을 중심으로

This study was conducted in order to examine the correlation between the career identity and image of nurse among high school students participating in a vocational experience program of a nursing department, to find influential factors, and ultimately, to improve the image of nurse and promote the establishment of career identity for the development of nursing career and to obtain strategic information for developing nursing departments’ vocational experience programs. Data for this study were collected using a structured self-report questionnaire from 105 high school students participating in a vocational experience program executed at the Nursing Department in K-DO Province during the period from August 1 to 30 in 2019. According to the results of data analyses, factors influencing the nurse's image were career identity(β=0.411, p=0.001) and satisfaction with the experience activities(β=0.148, p=0.040) in order of significance(F=10.03, p<0.001), and factors influencing career identity were the nurse's image (β=0.272, p=0.010), satisfaction with the experience activities(β=0.312, p=0.001), and gender(β=0.229, p=0.013) in order of significance(F=11.85, p<0.001). It is necessary that when high school students to have proper images of nurses through nurse science department career experience programs so that they can choose major and career path properly. These results suggest activities is more effective in improving the nurse's image and promoting the establishment of career.