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Marginality: concept or reality in nursing education?
1Department of Advanced Nursing Education, University of Göteborg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|January 1, 1995
Summary
Student nurses navigate marginality between academic and professional cultures. They develop coping strategies, offering insights into nursing education and profession analysis.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Sociology of Health Professions
Background:
- Marginality framework applied to healthcare professions.
- Limited research on marginality in nursing education.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine marginality in student nurse education.
- Explore student nurses' experiences at cultural intersections (academic/professional, student/work).
Main Methods:
- Critical incident technique for data collection.
- Inductive categorization of 79 critical incidents (50 negative, 29 positive).
Main Results:
- Student nurses employ diverse coping strategies for marginality.
- Strategies include role withdrawal, alliance formation, and responsibility avoidance.
Conclusions:
- Marginality concept effectively describes student nurse situations.
- Student experiences can inform critical analysis of the nursing profession.