A Case Study of The Puli Christian Hospital''s Nursing School (1958-1970)

• Main Authors: Hui-Ping Lin, 林慧屏
• Other Authors: 周傳姜
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31507759381641088185

碩士 === 長榮大學 === 護理學研究所 === 97 === The modern Nursing education in Taiwan was founded at local Christian hospitals. However, the literatures related to history of both training programs and nursing schools established by Christian hospitals are very few. The study primarily investigated Puli Christian Hospital''s Nursing School (1958-1970), from a history perspective, explores the Nursing training from the local Christian hospitals. The purposes of this study were (1) to review the development and connotation of Puli Christian Hospital''s Nursing School and (2) to examine the communication and practice of the mission of the school. This study adopted literature reviews, document analysis and oral history research methods. Data were collected from commemorative albums, archives, photos and in-depth interviews. A semi-structured interview guide was designed by the researcher for each interview. This study recruited seven interview participants, including graduates and teachers from the school and hospital administrators. Content analysis method was used for the data analysis. The results of this study indicate: 1. the development and connotation of the Puli Christian Hospital''s Nursing School can be stated as “core values and missions”, “theory and practice”, “values of religion”, and “farewell to the Puli Christian Hospital''s Nursing School”. 2. the communication and practice of the mission of the school can be illustrated as “the cultivation of caring”; “the behavior of caring”, and “the practice of role model”.