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Sorokdo (‘Sorokdo’ is used as a proper noun instead of the Sorok Island) was explored by means of mentalité through the patients' narrative inquiry. Shim Jeon-hwang's "Sorokdo, Half-century", “Oral History series of Sorokdo” published by the Sorokdo National Hospital, Essays and Novels which were written by patients, and literature from external observers were used as materials to evaluate. The unique sentiment, background, and historical context that have been valid to these days in the clinical field were studied and the value, the consideration and the suggestion were added in this paper. The narratives related to medical care at the time through statements by a Belgian plastic surgeon, Van Droogenbroeck and Patient-historian, Shim Jeon-hwang were explored. As a representative of the Damian Foundation, Van Droogenbroeck was invited by the government. He had worked in clinical field as a official plastic surgeon for 5 years from 1967. As a patient of Sorokdo, Shim Jeon-whang wrote the compiling history of Sorokdo in 1979. The role and impact of the "Medical Assistance System" and "Medical Training Center" was considered.

Since the end of 2019, thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide have lost their lives due to COVID-19 infections. In South Korea too, healthcare professionals have experienced various physical and psychological difficulties stemming from COVID-19 infections. The purpose of this study was to comprehensively analyze the difficulties, responses, and changes in experience of Korean nurses during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Using the integrated literature review method suggested by Whittemore and Knafl, qualitative research papers on the experiences of Korean nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed. A total of nine documents were selected, and the experiences of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic were classified in terms of the difficulties they encountered, their responses, and other relevant changes. The main finding of this study is that Korean nurses underwent severe physical and mental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This finding suggests that plans should be developed now, both by governments and medical institutions, to provide better support and protection to nurses in the event of future pandemics.

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