May 18 Democratic Uprising and Experiences of Nursing Activities in the Gwangju Area.
10.11111/jkana.2014.20.1.82
- Author:
Ya Ki YANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Korea. ykyang@wku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
5 . 18 Democratic Uprising;
Oral history;
Nursing activity
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Gwangju*;
History of Nursing;
Hospitals, General;
Methods;
Nursing Care;
Nursing*;
Writing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2014;20(1):82-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to define the experiences of nursing activities in Gwangju area during the May 18 (5 . 18) Democratic Uprising over 30 years ago. METHODS: Data were collected in 2010 and 2011 through individual in-depth interviews. Ten nurses who worked in general hospitals in the Gwangju area during the 5 . 18 Democratic Uprising were interviewed using open-ended questions. Each interview lasted about 2~3 hours. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Van Kaam's method of phenomenological analysis. RESULTS: Four categories emerged from the analysis: anxiety about the incident which was experienced for the first time; progress of the 5 . 18 events and relationship to participants; changes in nursing environment; retrospection and wishes related to the 5 . 18 incident. CONCLUSION: This oral history study revealed more clearly of the experiences of nursing activities in the Gwangju area during the 5 . 18 Democratic Uprising. The data may provide a basis for writing history nursing in the community, and can be a basis for guidelines covering nursing care in crisis.
