title: Nursing practice with families without a country.
abstract: The authors of this paper consider the stories of three North Korean refugee families in South Korea in light of the humanbecoming family model. These stories testify to the hardships and separations lived by such families, but also speaks to their courage and determination. The vulnerability of refugee-and asylum-seeking persons to further exploitation and victimization is highlighted, as is the value for nurses who provide them with an understanding welcome and support.
authors: Howon University, South Korea.
authors: Hyun Kyoung
authors: HK
authors: Kim
authors: Ok Ja
authors: OJ
authors: Lee
authors: Steven L
authors: SL
authors: Baumann
mesh_terms: D056911:Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D028723:Personhood; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea