[The experiences of transplantation coordinators' practice].

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences in the transplantation coordinators' practice.

Method: Data was collected through a tape-recorded in-depth interview from nine participants who were transplantation coordinators of their hospitals. It was analyzed using the phenomenological method proposed by Colaizzi(1978).

[Experiences of hope in clients with chronic schizophrenia].

Purpose: This study was done to uncover the nature of hope experienced by clients with chronic schizophrenia.

Method: A phenomenological approach developed by Van Manen was adopted. Data was collected from intensive interviews on 7 clients with chronic schizophrenia and the expatients' biographies and arts.

[The male nurses' experiences of adaptation in clinical setting].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identified the male nurses' encounter in adapting themselves in the hospital settings dominated by the female nurses in number.

Method: Data were collected through the in-depth interview of 16 male nurses and analysed through the grounded theory methodology.

Result: The behaviors of male nurses for job-adaptation can be summarized as a series of struggles to consolidate their own ground.