Xu Jianou, Lv Fei, Zhang Jun, Luo Caifeng, Yang Zhengxia, Wu Jing
School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Jiangsu University Jingjiang College, Zhenjiang, China.
Nurs Open. 2025 Jun;12(6):e70254. doi: 10.1002/nop2.70254.
To explore the research challenges and experiences faced by part-time postgraduate nursing students and reveal the underlying reasons behind these challenges.
A descriptive qualitative study design was applied in this study.
Fourteen part-time postgraduate nursing students were recruited using a combination of purposeful sampling and snowball sampling. Data were collected via in-depth semi structured interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ): 32-item checklist was used to report this study.
Two main themes and six subthemes were identified. The first theme revealed that part-time postgraduate nursing students 'conducting research amidst hustle and bustle'. Conflicting commitments, time and space constraints that weakened interpersonal research support, and difficulty in meditating on research were the main challenges they faced in the research process. The second theme described part-time postgraduate nursing students' experiences of 'perplexity' about nursing research, including differences from expectations, self-doubt and a painful process. Compared to full-time postgraduate nursing students, part-time postgraduate nursing students faced unique research challenges that impacted their physical, mental and academic completion. Students, nursing educators and healthcare facility administrators should be aware of these challenges and experiences, and all three should work together to address them. Part-time postgraduate nursing students need to improve their time management and other skills to ensure learning engagement and efficiency. Nursing educators should guide students through transformative learning at critical junctures for research challenges. Collaboration between schools and healthcare organisations to create supportive environments for part-time postgraduate nursing students needs to be further explored.
One interviewee participated in the design of the interview guide, and 14 part-time postgraduate nursing students expressed their challenges and experiences in the nursing research process. Thanks to them for sharing, enabling researchers to access the data and analyse it.
探讨护理学兼职研究生在研究中面临的挑战和经历，并揭示这些挑战背后的潜在原因。
本研究采用描述性定性研究设计。
采用目的抽样和滚雪球抽样相结合的方法招募了14名护理学兼职研究生。通过深入的半结构化访谈收集数据，并使用反思性主题分析法进行分析。采用定性研究报告的统一标准（COREQ）：32项清单来报告本研究。
确定了两个主要主题和六个子主题。第一个主题表明护理学兼职研究生“在忙碌中进行研究”。相互冲突的事务、时间和空间限制削弱了人际研究支持，以及难以专注于研究是他们在研究过程中面临的主要挑战。第二个主题描述了护理学兼职研究生对护理研究的“困惑”经历，包括与期望的差异、自我怀疑和痛苦的过程。与全日制护理学研究生相比，护理学兼职研究生面临着独特的研究挑战，这些挑战影响了他们的身心和学业完成情况。学生、护理教育工作者和医疗机构管理人员应意识到这些挑战和经历，三方应共同努力应对。护理学兼职研究生需要提高他们的时间管理和其他技能，以确保学习参与度和效率。护理教育工作者应在研究挑战的关键时刻引导学生进行变革性学习。学校与医疗机构之间的合作，为护理学兼职研究生创造支持性环境，这一点有待进一步探索。
一名受访者参与了访谈指南的设计，14名护理学兼职研究生表达了他们在护理研究过程中的挑战和经历。感谢他们的分享，使研究人员能够获取数据并进行分析。
