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Lived Experience of Military Nurses in North Korea among North Korean Female Defectors

  • 군진간호연구
  • Abbr : Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research
  • 2023, 41(3), pp.1~19
  • DOI : 10.31148/kjmnr.2023.41.3.01
  • Publisher : Military Health Policy Research Center
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science > General Nursing > Nursing Education
  • Received : August 4, 2023
  • Accepted : September 8, 2023
  • Published : September 27, 2023

Jeon jeong he 1 Joe Seunyoung 2 Kim, Hyewon 3

1이화여자대학교
2국군간호사관학교
3국군간호사관학교 군건강정책연구소

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ABSTRACT

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the essential structure of the lived experience of North Korean female defectors' military nurse life experience in North Korea. Methods: Five North Korean female defectors with more than 3 years' experience as a military nurse in North Korea were interviewed in depth from November to December 2021. The data were analyzed with phenomenological research methods of Colaizzi. Results: The meaning of military life experiences in North Korea among the participants was grouped into five categories, fifteen theme clusters, and forty-seven themes. The five categories were ‘Extraordinary benefits as a woman’, ‘Different curriculum depending on the unit’, ‘Being required to perform various roles’, ‘Remained pride in the work’, and ‘Frustration and limits’. Conclusion: The study results enabled fundamental understanding of female defectors' military nurse life in North Korea. Based on the results, it is necessary to develop education strategies for North Korean military nurses for the South Korean Military to prepare for the reunification of Korea.

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