Abstract
The purpose of the survey is to obtain suggestions to validate the factor that it is difficult for nursing students with experience in society to have difficulty in continuing their student life and to make use of it for learning support. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 61 currently enrolled nursing students who had experience in society. The survey content consisted of 45 questions with scoring for each of the answers. The survey content consisted of 45 questions with scoring for each of the answers. The results were analyzed using exploratory factory analysis. In addition, correlation between factors, subject attributes, and individual factors were compared. The six factors identified were as follows: “feelings on the process and results of class learning,” “satisfaction with school life,” “consciousness of health,” “feelings on the knowledge and skills required of nurses,” “adaptability to time management,” and “adverse effects of work experience.” The factor with the highest average score was “adaptability to time management,” and scores were significantly higher among students with five or more years of working experience compared with students with five years or less. The findings suggest the need for instructors to provide guidance and support tailored to the year level of students to minimize the feeling of having a burdensome schedule filled with studying, classes, technical practice, and other requirements demanded of students with working experience.
