Nursing students at Ajou University in Suwon, Gyeonggi, take the Nightingale pledge, a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath, on Tuesday.
Prospective nurses take the Nightingale Pledge at Daegu Health College on Thursday before undergoing clinical training. The school could not hold the ceremony last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The JoongAng Ilbo interviewed Shin Kyung-rim, president of the Korean Nurses Association. In the interview, Shin explains her opinions on whether Korea is equipped to handle a second spike in infections.
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