Understanding Resilience Among Generation Z Baccalaureate Nursing Students

A Hermeneutical Phenomenology Study

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ID21456245
AuthorsGerri-Lyn Boyden, Gerri‐Lyn Boyden (0000-0002-4569-1736, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), Maryellen D Brisbois (0000-0003-4874-3113), Marni B Kellogg (0000-0002-8675-4959), Karen J Foli (0000-0002-9510-4800)
Year2024
Volume63
Issue7
Pages460-469
Publication date2024-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Nursing Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-4834 • E-ISSN: 1938-2421
PublisherSLACK, Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3928/01484834-20240505-02
PMID38979737
OpenAlexW4400461205
LanguageEN
References cited30

Background: Supporting resilience for nursing student success is critical to future health care. This study explored the meaning and process of resilience among Generation Z traditional baccalaureate nursing students. Method: Using a qualitative hermeneutical phenomenology approach, 13 Generation Z nursing students with the lived experience of resilience were surveyed and interviewed. Results were analyzed interpretively. Results: Themes of resilience among Generation Z nursing students were identified relative to study questions. Identified themes included “Maneuvering the Murky Water” and “This Can Either Ruin Me or I Can Keep Moving With It,” as well as a resilience process within the context of nursing education. Open-response data provided further reflective insights on resilience and recommendations for resilience in nursing education programs. Conclusion: Supporting resilience begins with understanding students' individual and generational perspective. Future nursing education research should include innovative interventions wherein the perspectives of Generation Z students are central to design. [ J Nurs Educ . 2024;63(7):460–469.]

Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Hermeneutic phenomenology · Lived experience · Meaning (existential) · Medical education · Nurse education · Pedagogy · Phenomenology (philosophy) · Psychological resilience · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing education and management · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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