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KMID : 1003020200210010025
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Qualitative Research
2020 Volume.21 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.38
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Acculturation Experiences of Korean-American Registered Nurses
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Seo Kum-Sook
Yeom Eun-Yi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe and understand the acculturation experiences of KoreanAmerican registered nurses.
Methods: Data were collected through in-depth interviews with fourteen KoreanAmerican registered nurses working in New York and New Jersey from February 2016 to January 2019. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was used to analyze the data.
Results: In this study, eleven theme clusters and four categories were generated. The four categories consisted of “Searching for one's identity in desperation”, “Living as a Korean to the root”, “Adapting and accepting in the course of life”, and “Assimilating into local culture by learning ways to adapt faster”.
Conclusion: This study used a phenomenological research method to reveal the essence of acculturation experiences of Korean nurses working in the U. S. This study will help improve our understanding of the life of Korean-American registered nurses and provide basic data for building efficient acculturation strategies in response to healthcare globalization.
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KEYWORD
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Korean American, Nurses, Acculturation, Experience
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