Abstract
"Reconstrution" in nursing is in one sense, a protocol data of communication between the two persons; patient-nurse, patient-nursing student, clinical instructornursing student, etc. The purposes of this study are to explore the analysis systems of this protocol data consisted of instructor-student communication, and to identify the communication patterns which guide a student's positive response. Firstly, some research studies regarding "Reconstrution" in nursing are reviewed, followed by a discussion of the research design. The tools used for analysis are modified forms of KI system and Oguma's category. Results of this study revealed that one of the most effective pattern of instructor's verbal communication which guide a student's positive response is "Question with a clue". This Study is exploratory and descriptive in nature, but it seems that protocol analysis based on "Reconstrution" is useful for examine the instructors' teaching ability.
