Newly Appointed Nursing Officers in Daegu Return After 5 Weeks

Second Lieutenant Shin Na-eun (left) and Second Lieutenant Park Eun-ji (right) are facing each other, assisting with putting on protective suits. (Photo by Ministry of National Defense)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] "Your appearance has deeply moved our people and conveyed a message of hope that we can overcome the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)."

Seventy-five newly commissioned nursing officers from the 60th class of the Armed Forces Nursing Academy, deployed to the Armed Forces Daegu Hospital for COVID-19 medical support, will successfully complete their five-week medical support mission and return on the 10th.

Second Lieutenant Shin Nami, a newly commissioned nursing officer, said, "I wanted to live up to the trust of everyone who encouraged us, and the thank-you letters from recovered patients remain the most memorable. The support sent by many people while performing duties at Daegu Hospital was a great help."

Second Lieutenant Kim Seul-gi said, "Being dispatched to the Armed Forces Daegu Hospital immediately after commissioning and carrying out the mission was a special experience. Despite the busy schedule, I am grateful to the senior medical staff who carefully provided practical training to us, who still lack experience, and I will strive to show a better image of a nursing officer based on this experience."

Second Lieutenant Kwak Hye-min, representing the newly commissioned nursing officers, expressed gratitude, saying, "We received various support and encouragement both materially and spiritually, and I made a vow to repay this support to the people through nursing and love. I will become an elite nursing officer dedicated to the military and the nation."

The newly commissioned nursing officers were deployed to the 'COVID-19 frontline' Armed Forces Daegu Hospital immediately after their graduation and commissioning ceremony on the 3rd of last month, supporting the inpatient treatment of confirmed patients for five weeks. They carried out duties such as interviews, medication and dosage guidance, and personal hygiene education for mild patients while working a three-shift schedule consisting of day, afternoon, and night shifts.

Together with senior nursing officers, they also performed duties supporting the treatment of severe patients, such as assisting with oxygen therapy, managing patients day and night. The nursing officers underwent COVID-19 PCR testing on the 8th and all tested negative. After two weeks of self-quarantine, they will enter the Armed Forces Medical School on the 27th of this month to attend the newly commissioned nursing officer command staff course.

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