Components of Resilience of Nursing Teachers in Nursing Schools

−Focusing on Those with Less Than Six Years of Teaching Experience−

Abstract

〔Objective〕This study aimed to clarify the components of resilience of nursing teachers with less than six years of teaching experience in a nursing schools and to obtain suggestions for preventing a reduction in the resilience and continuing in their profession.

〔Method〕Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine teachers with less than six years of teaching experience in a nursing school. Data collection and qualitative descriptive analysis were performed.

〔Results〕Nine categories were identified as components of resilience in nursing teachers including “Self-awareness as a nurse and as a teacher”, “Sharing of nursing and educational perspectives among educators”, “Determination to face students”, “Exploring and deepening the core concepts of nursing education”, “Questioning the current situation and participating in improving issues” and “Request for Support and understanding of support system”.

〔Conclusions〕The study suggested the importance of the following for preventing a reduction in the resilience of nursing teachers and for continuing in their profession. These include nursing teachers being aware that they are in a period of professional identity reconstruction, deepening of the educational perspective through trial-and-error educational activities and acting on their beliefs, and the affiliated organization presenting a student-centered educational model and developing a system to provide support when needed.