‘Nightingale-ui Chotbul’ Changes to ‘Raenseon Seonso’

Busan Science and Technology University Holds Non-Face-to-Face Nightingale Oath Ceremony
Vowing Service and Spirit of Sacrifice with Passion Connected Online

The Nightingale Oath Ceremony held online at Busan University of Science and Technology. This year, the ceremony was conducted virtually instead of with candles.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Nightingale Oath of prospective nurses who lit candles has changed to a 'virtual oath.'

Busan Institute of Science and Technology (President Kang Gi-seong) held the '8th Nightingale Oath Ceremony' on November 18 in the university's smart lecture room.

The Nightingale Oath Ceremony is a ritual to reflect on Nightingale's noble sacrifice and spirit of service through a candlelight ceremony, and to pledge the importance of life and the practice of love, marking the first step as a professional nurse.

Due to COVID-19, the oath ceremony was held non-face-to-face using Zoom, with 136 second-year nursing students preparing for clinical practice participating.

Congratulatory and encouragement messages from President Kang Gi-seong and Hwang Ji-won, President of the Busan Nursing Association, were produced as videos and delivered virtually.

Prospective nurses participating in the oath ceremony took time to pledge to protect life and fulfill their mission as members of society through the candlelight ceremony and the Nightingale Oath.

The 'Nightingale Scholarship,' collected by the nursing professors of the university through small contributions, was awarded to three students with outstanding volunteer spirit, and a scholarship supported by the alumni association was given to one student.

Professor Lim Hyun-hee (Head of the Department of Nursing) said, "In the era of 100-year lifespans, the social role and responsibility of nurses standing at the forefront of public health have become even more important," adding, "I hope that students taking their first step as nurses will practice love and sacrifice with the passion pledged through the candlelight ceremony."

The Department of Nursing at Busan Institute of Science and Technology has grown to a scale with nearly 500 students enrolled after obtaining a 5-year accreditation in nursing education evaluation in December 2016.

With high-quality educational facilities and differentiated curricula such as Team Based Learning (TBL), it boasts nearly 100% national exam pass rates and employment rates every year.

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