[A survey on the graduates of the baccalaureate program who elected the midwifery course at St. Luke's College of Nursing].
A survey was conducted on the Midwifery Graduates (MG) at the college. 244 students completed midwifery course from 1968 to 1990. The questionnaire was sent to 229 whose address were known, and 133 were responded. The questionnaire consists of demographic data, engagement status with job, expectation to the job, attitude toward the job, and comment on the midwifery course. The results of this study were compared with the study done on the all graduates from 1968 to 1984 at the same school in 1984. As a result, among MG it was shown high rate of higher degree holders and higher in engagement with job. Rate of job holders decreased in the period of childbearing and childrearing, which was similar to the '84 study. But higher in MG who kept their job after marriage. MG who are working in the area of maternal-infant nursing at the time of study, the highest number were being in the clinical nursing, and in the teaching next. The shorter the period from graduation, more number in clinical area, and those who staying in job longer, they were more in either teaching or community nursing area. Among all the subjects worked maternal-infant nursing area, the length of experience as a clinical nurse was approximately 4 years, and it as a teacher was approximately 3 to 4 years. 30 percent of clinical nurse in the maternal-infant nursing, later moved to teaching area. Those who have left their job for personal reasons or earning higher degree, most of them took the job in the area of maternal-infant nursing again. Among MG who were out of job, the rate of willing to return to job were similar to the '84 study.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires