Nursing during World War II: Finnmark County, Northern Norway
Introduction. This study is part the project “Nursing in Borderland – Finnmark 1939–1950” within nursing history that sheds light on nursing and health care during World War II in Finnmark County, Northern Norway. The study focuses on challenges in nursing...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b7f5dd95a0604dbfa38fc7529ebcb92e 2023-05-15T15:11:16+02:00 Nursing during World War II: Finnmark County, Northern Norway Ingrid Immonen 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20278 https://doaj.org/article/b7f5dd95a0604dbfa38fc7529ebcb92e EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/20278/pdf_1 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20278 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/b7f5dd95a0604dbfa38fc7529ebcb92e International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 72, Iss 0, Pp 1-6 (2013) Nursing history World War II Finnmark County Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20278 2022-12-31T09:25:58Z Introduction. This study is part the project “Nursing in Borderland – Finnmark 1939–1950” within nursing history that sheds light on nursing and health care during World War II in Finnmark County, Northern Norway. The study focuses on challenges in nursing care that arose during the war because of war activities in the Barents area. This article focuses on challenges caused by shortage of supplies. The aim of the project is to widen the understanding of development within health care and living conditions in the area. Study design. This is a historical study using narratives, government documents and literature. Methods. Interviews with nurses and persons active in health care during World War II constitute the main data of the research. Thematic issues that arise from interviews are analysed.Primary and secondary written sources are used in analysing the topics.Because of war activities, deportation and burning of the county, archives were partly destroyed. Central archives can contribute with annual reports, whereas local archives are fragmentary. There are a number of reports written soon after the War, as well as a number of biographical books of newer date. Results. Challenges caused by war, which appear in the interviews, are: 1) shortage of supplies, 2) increased workload, 3) multicultural society, 4) ethical dilemmas, 5) deportation of the population. In this paper, focus is on challenges caused by shortage of supplies. Conclusions. Both institutions, personnel and patients were marked by the war. This has to be taken in consideration in health care today. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Finnmark International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway Finnmark Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72 1 20278 |
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Introduction. This study is part the project “Nursing in Borderland – Finnmark 1939–1950” within nursing history that sheds light on nursing and health care during World War II in Finnmark County, Northern Norway. The study focuses on challenges in nursing care that arose during the war because of war activities in the Barents area. This article focuses on challenges caused by shortage of supplies. The aim of the project is to widen the understanding of development within health care and living conditions in the area. Study design. This is a historical study using narratives, government documents and literature. Methods. Interviews with nurses and persons active in health care during World War II constitute the main data of the research. Thematic issues that arise from interviews are analysed.Primary and secondary written sources are used in analysing the topics.Because of war activities, deportation and burning of the county, archives were partly destroyed. Central archives can contribute with annual reports, whereas local archives are fragmentary. There are a number of reports written soon after the War, as well as a number of biographical books of newer date. Results. Challenges caused by war, which appear in the interviews, are: 1) shortage of supplies, 2) increased workload, 3) multicultural society, 4) ethical dilemmas, 5) deportation of the population. In this paper, focus is on challenges caused by shortage of supplies. Conclusions. Both institutions, personnel and patients were marked by the war. This has to be taken in consideration in health care today. |
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