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.

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.

Citations

• May 18 Democratic Uprising and Experiences of Nursing Activities in the Gwangju Area
  Ya Ki Yang
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2014; 20(1): 82.     CrossRef