J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2012 Dec;18(4):357-373.

An Oral History Study of Nursing Education and Nursing Activity in the Jinju Area from 1940s to 1960s

• Jung MS
• Eun Y
• Noh YG
• Lee J
• Kim HJ
• Cho HJ

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.

Keyword

Oral history; Nursing history; Nursing education

MeSH Terms

Surveys and Questionnaires
Education, Nursing
History of Nursing
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Midwifery
Schools, Nursing

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