Analysis on “Role Lettering” applied to nurses who have entered their third year of working in hospital

One of Role lettering methods, “Time-machine message”, was applied to nurses who had entered their third year of working in hospital. As the result, writing down “Time-machine message” was useful for recognizing the problematic side of their inner selves and consequently for easing stress. Furthermore, it was found that the practice of this method was seen by them as an opportunity to reconsider their current situations and prospects. However, there were those nurses who could not concretely imagine themselves in the future, thus the necessity of support for such nurses was suggested.