Nursing student's experiences of work while studying: a qualitative study

Working full-time and part-time by students during education has positive or negative impacts on academic performance of students in university courses. The findings show that previous experience of patient care affects the integrity of student learning and their clinical experiences. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explain experiences of nursing students in work while studying.

This qualitative study with Benner descriptive phenomenology was done in nursing and midwifery school of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Deep and semi-structured interviews and presence in the field were used to collect data. The interviews were written verbatim to provide feedback for the next interview and the adequacy of the data. Data were analyzed using Benner thematic description.

In this study, 15 male and female nursing students participated aged 20 to 24 years. From analyzing of gathering data, five themes of socialization, professional future professional, nurturing personality, tension experience and the role changing and 11 subthemes were extracted.

Work experience while studying can affect academic, professional and personal life of students and in addition to prepare them for work in the nursing profession in real situation, have stress and the pressure on them. Assessing various issues related to work during studying can improve the quality of student work and increase its beneficial effects