An Oral History Study of Nursing Education and Nursing Activity in the Jinju Area from 1940s to 1960s.
10.11111/jkana.2012.18.4.357
- Author:
Myun Sook JUNG
1
;
Young EUN
;
Yoon Goo NOH
;
Jonghye LEE
;
Hyun Ju KIM
;
Ho Jin CHO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Korea. yyoeun@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Oral history;
Nursing history;
Nursing education
- MeSH:
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Education, Nursing;
History of Nursing;
Hospitals, Public;
Humans;
Midwifery;
Schools, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2012;18(4):357-373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to define the experience of nursing education in the Jinju area of Gyeongsang-Namdo from the 1940s to 1960s. METHODS: An oral history study was done using personal interviews with 8 nurses who graduated in nursing in Gyeong Nam area during the period under study. RESULTS: In this study, the individual's educational background before entering the nursing school, school life, and life as a nurse after graduating from nursing school were defined. CONCLUSION: For most of the respondents, their educational background before entering nursing school was middle school. They studied very hard in poor surroundings. After graduation from a nursing school, they worked in hospitals, public health centers, midwifery centers, and schools. Half of the respondents had experience as a midwife. Their income as a midwife was relatively high at that time. They all had positive identities and lived a life devoted to the individual, society, and the nation.
