Experiences of Surgical Nurses in Patient Care During Earthquake 2023 in Turkey

A Disaster Management Study

Bibliographic Data

ID13630593
AuthorsSongül Güngör (0000-0003-2814-5378, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Osmaniye, Merkez, Turkey, corresponding author), Kezban Koraş Sözen (0000-0002-7426-5138, Zubeyde Hanım Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Nigde, Turkey)
Year2025
Pages302228251327705-302228251327705
Publication date2025-03-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228251327705
PMID40094803
OpenAlexW4408524153
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

This study aims to qualitative examine the patient care experiences and roles of surgical nurses affected by the major earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, in the city of Osmaniye. Using a qualitative descriptive design, face-to-face individual interviews were conducted with 12 surgical nurses. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed. The study complies with the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) guidelines. The main findings of the study encompass the themes of care of traumatized patients, challenges in work life, and work life and organization. Nurses play a crucial role in disaster relief planning, intervention, and recovery processes, and there is a need for further examination of their experiences to shape and improve future practices in disaster management and patient care

Emergency management · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Work (physics · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Medicine · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology

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