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Yang: May 18 Democratic Uprising and Experiences of Nursing Activities in the Gwangju Area
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2014; 20(1): 82-94.

Published online: 29 January 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.1.82

May 18 Democratic Uprising and Experiences of Nursing Activities in the Gwangju Area

Ya Ki Yang

Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Yang, Ya Ki. Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan 570-749, Korea. Tel: +82-63-850-6019, Fax: +82-63-850-6060, ykyang@wku.ac.kr

Received 8 November 2013       Revised 10 December 2013       Accepted 23 December 2013

Copyright © 2014 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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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.

Keywords: 5 · 18 Democratic Uprising, Oral history, Nursing activity

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Experiences of Nursing Activities in Gwangju Area in the 5 · 18 Democratic Uprising
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Notes

This work was supported by Wonkwang University Research Grant of 2013.

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