The purpose of this study was to conceptualize faculty's behaviors relating to goal attainment on interaction with student in nursing clinical practicum. The study used Methodology for Conceptualization of Nursing. Data were collected through participant observation without intervention and were analyzed using the method of constant comparative analysis. As a result, 8 explanatory concepts emerged. These concepts were as follows, 1) promoting nursing student to understand of nursing, methods of problem solving and learning skills by using teaching resources and skills, 2) Evaluating level of goal attainment and returning student feedback, 3) Preventing various problems and supporting student solving them, 4) Using teaching skills freely to promote student's planning of clinical practicum and modifying teaching plan according to the clinical situation, 5) Accepting and sympathizing with student's feeling, 6) Seeking an appropriate time and a place to teach students individually, 7) Asking nurses' supports as necessary and getting them with concern in the clinical setting, 8) Incorporating self-evaluation of teaching into revising own teaching. The whole view of these concepts suggested that faculty implemented common teaching activities on interaction between nurisng student and patient, and showed unique behaviors explained by the following three concepts, evaluating level of goal attainment and returning student feedback, accepting and sympathizing with student's feeling, seeking an appropriate time and place to teach students individually on interaction with student in clinical setting.

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The purpose of this research is to conceptualize learning experiences of male nursing students and to reveal characteristics of them. Methodology for Conceptualization of Nursing was used as research methodology. Data were collected from male graduated nurses, through semi-structured interviews. As a result, seven explanatory concepts emerged. These concepts were as follows; [Completion of graduation requisite/Acquisition of nursing license as the result through accomplishment of nursing course] [Stagnation and distress by encountering to problems and overcoming them] [Value for nursing, self and educational institution by awakening to nursing through the process of learning] [Acceptance of advantages and disadvantages as the minority] [Keep and loose of honor as a male] [Adaptation to environment through overcoming of gender difference] 【Doubt of own nurse aptitude and making career decision to nursing]. The whole view of these concepts revealed that male nursing students had common experiences to general nursing students who are aim for completion of graduation requisite, and at the same time having experiences to overcome developmental tasks of adolescence and also experiences as the minority in the nurse population.

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The purpose of this research was to explore nurse's attributes which relate with both goal attainment and satisfaction. Three instruments were used. They were Scale of Nurse's Performance of Goal Attainment, Japanese Version of Nursing Job Satisfaction Scale, and Questionnaire for Attributes. Subjects were 1180 nurses belonging to 47 general hospitals in Japan which were selected randomly. Subject returned the completed instruments by mail using self addressed envelope. There were 655 responses (response rate 55.5%) and valid response were 519. In data analysis, correlation coefficient, t-test, ANOVA were used. The result indicated that there were 16 variables which relate with both goal attainment and satisfactions. The 16 variables were age, income, responsibility for family, experience of learning in continuing education, view of the value for nursing, degree of the perception of the value for nursing, motivation of career choice as nurse, reason of working as nurse, intent of career development as nurse, intent to continue working at the present hospital, having role model, years of clinical experience, experience as instructor of clinical nursing practicum, satisfaction with the ward, perception of the own aptitude to the ward, and shift system of working. Four hypothesis were recommended to further research through the discussion on the results.

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The purpose of this research was to conceptualize hospital nurses' occupational experiences and to reveal the characteristics of them. Methodology for Conceptualization of Nursing was used as research methodology. The data were collected from 15 nurses who have worked more than 5 years at hospital, through semi-structured interview. As a result, 6 explanatory concepts emerged. These concepts were as follows; 1) Acquiring clinical competence and deepening nursing role through overcoming problems. 2) Facing changes in daily life and reconstructing lifestyle. 3) Establishing relationship with members of organization and keeping it. 4) Feeling confrontation between developmental task and job demand. 5) Being unable to decide to continue a job or not and finally making decision to continue it. 6) Progressing understanding of nursing and establishing own nursing standard and value. These 6 concepts suggested that hospital nurses had common occupational experiences to women or adults who have occupations, and at the same time having specific occupational experiences as nurse. Furthermore, the whole view of occupational experiences suggested that nurse gained not only clinical competence but also developmental progress as professional and human being.

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