Reflecting on the challenges encountered by nurses at the great Kermanshah earthquake: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iran has experienced an increasing number of earthquake in the past three decades. Nurses are the largest group of healthcare providers that play an important role in responding to disasters. Based on previous studies, they experienced challenges providing care in the previous disasters. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the nursing challenges to provide care to the injured in the Kermanshah earthquake, Iran.

Methods

This is a qualitative study with conventional content analysis using Granheim and Landman approach. In this study, 16 nurses involved in providing care to the injured in the Kermanshah earthquake were selected by purposeful sampling method. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews. The criteria proposed by Guba and Lincoln we

SUBMITTER: Abdi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185949 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature