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Nurses’ challenges for disaster response: a qualitative study
| Title: | Nurses’ challenges for disaster response: a qualitative study |
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| Authors: | Jamileh Farokhzadian, Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Gülcan Taskiran Eskici, Faezeh Soltani Goki |
| Source: | BMC Emergency Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | BMC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Special situations and conditions LCC:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid |
| Subject Terms: | Disaster nursing, Nurses, Response phase, Qualitative research, Special situations and conditions, RC952-1245, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9 |
| More Details: | Abstract Background Healthcare providers, particularly nurses, play a critical role in mitigating the impact of disasters on victims and the healthcare system. However, nurses face unique challenges in disasters that may not experience in their daily practice, which can make it harder for them to deal with disasters efficiently. This study aimed to investigate the challenges faced by nurses for disaster response. Methods A qualitative content analysis approach was used in this study. Purposeful sampling was used to select 24 nurses working in the emergency departments of hospitals in Kerman, southeastern Iran. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using MAXQDA10. The conventional content analysis method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman was used to analyze the data. Results The analysis of the findings resulted in one major category, insufficient ability of nurses to respond to disasters, and five subcategories: diverse nursing conditions during disasters, inappropriate interactive platform during disasters, the presence of obstacles to teamwork, lack of platform for nurses to acquire adequate disaster risk management competence, and moral tension in complex disaster situations. Conclusions Determining the challenges that nurses face during disasters is essential for improving disaster response efforts, promoting disaster preparedness, ensuring appropriate care for patients, and reducing emotional fatigue among nurses. Finally, nursing leaders, healthcare policymakers and governments should use these findings to better support the nursing workforce in disasters. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1471-227X |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1471-227X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12873-023-00921-8 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/c2b79fc0f5464a5f9bb79d9fe03d4d3e |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.2b79fc0f5464a5f9bb79d9fe03d4d3e |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 1471227X |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12873-023-00921-8 |
| Published in: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
| Language: | English |