Experiences of Nurses Working in a Hospital in an Earthquake Zone: A Descriptive Phenomenological Approach

ERENOĞLU R., ONAT KÖROĞLU C.

OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING, 2025 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/00302228251352335
  • Dergi Adı: OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this research was to determine the experiences, thoughts and approaches of nurses working in gynecology clinics in a hospital in the disaster area during the earthquake and its aftermath. This study was designed as a descriptive phenomenological qualitative study. 16 nurses were interviewed for the study. The data for this study were collected between May 15, 2024, and August 15, 2024. According to our findings, nurses experienced serious psychological and social difficulties in this earthquake. They stated that they experienced chaos/disorder in the work environment, inadequacy of medicine and medical supplies/unsterile work environment, abnormal increase in the number of patients, working with feelings of hopelessness, fear, pessimism and anxiety, the presence of corpses in the debris, increased expectations of the hospital and patients, and difficulties in the care and treatment of patients with different diagnoses in the same room.