2015 Volume 16 Issue 3 Pages 122-126
This study analyzed the influence of the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident on work and family of the nurses who were evacuated due to this event. The subjects of the survey are 7 nurses who worked for the closedown hospital by the accident. The data collection was performed by a semi-structural interview. And the text data were analyzed qualitatively by M-GTA. Results of the analysis for immediately after an accident was categorized into 6 parts：“Work commitment to a nursing job”, “Human relations in the organization”, “Action as the managerial class”, “Psychological reward”, “Conflict of work and the family”, and “Experience of the radiation exposure”. The result of analysis for 2 years after earthquake disaster was categorized into 2 parts：“a PTSD state”, and “unrestored living environment”. The results showed that the nuclear event affected the nurses in the group dynamics, work and family conflict, also their mental health.
