J Korean Acad Nurs.
2005 Aug;35(5):914-923.
Feminism in Nursing Science in Korea
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- 1College of Nursing, Seoul National University, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. donam@snu.ac.kr.
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- PURPOSE: Although feminism has been actively discussed and applied to nursing in Western societies since the 1980s, it is little known among Korean scholars as well as Korean nurses. This article explores the use of feminist perspectives in nursing science in other developed countries and suggests how feminism could be applied to nursing science in Korea. METHOD: The literature related to nursing and feminism were reviewed in terms of nursing practice, education, and research. RESULT: This article describes what feminism is and how feminism and nursing have evolved historically over time in other countries, especially in Western societies. In addition, it discusses how it can be applied to nursing practice, education, and research in Korea. CONCLUSION: Accepting feminist perspective in Korean nursing could benefit in empowering nurses by valuing nursing, by raising self-esteem of nurses, and by raising the consciousness of socio-political realities. Eventually it could benefit in changing and developing nursing science in Korea.
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