A Study on Perception of Nursing School Students on Long-Term Care Hospital

The aims of this research are to examine perceptions of nursing school students on long-term care hospitals, classify perceptions into different types, and describe characteristics of different types.

The applied methodology is Q method. 15 students in nursing department at A college were asked to evaluate 46 statements on long-term care hospitals. The collected data were analyzed using QUANL PC Program.

This research found out 3 factors in perceptions on long-term care hospital, which explained 42.28% of the total variation. It was found that explanatory power of the first factor was 20.71%, that of the second factor 14.19%, and that of the third factor 20.71%. Among the total respondents, 6 belonged to the first factor, 5 to the second factor, and 4 to the third factor. Those who belong to the same factor have similar perception on long-term care hospital. The perceptions of respondents were classified into 3 types: ‘nurse consideration type’, ‘patient family-oriented type’, and ‘merits and demerits consideration type’.

This study is intended to provide basic sources to understand perceptions of nursing school students on long-term care hospitals, and educating them.