Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
School of Nursing Medical- Surgical Department, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nurs Crit Care. 2024 Jul;29(4):715-724. doi: 10.1111/nicc.13017. Epub 2023 Dec 27.
War has always been a part of human life, and nurses are among the first people to attend to the battlefield alongside the soldiers. Nurses' experiences of being in war zones have long been of interest to researchers. In the conflicts in Syria, Iranian nurses have played a crucial role in saving the lives of many people.
This qualitative study aims to explore the lived experience of Iranian critical care nurses deployed to battlefields in Syria between 2014 and 2020.
This qualitative study adopted a hermeneutic phenomenology approach using Van Manen's methodology. The data was obtained through semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 nurses who experienced war zones. Purposive sampling was used and interviews with the participants were conducted at the agreed place. Interviews were recorded, wrote verbatim and analysed with MAXQDA10 software. COREQ, a 32-item checklist, guided method selection, data analysis and the findings' presentation.
The four main themes that emerged include 'blossoming of talents on the battlefield', 'capable nurses at war', 'nursing jihad' and 'mental preoccupations'. These themes include 12 subthemes and 32 primary subthemes that explain the meaning of Iranian nurses being in war zones in Syria.
Nurses in the war zones of Syria gained valuable experiences of the blossoming of talents in themselves and others. The lived experiences of the nurses revealed that working in the war zones of Syria is a concept of nurses' capabilities. They considered being in the war zones of Syria as a form of nursing jihad. In spite of the many positive aspects of their experience, the nurses expressed their mental preoccupations during their deployment.
Nursing care in a war zone for the critically wounded is a unique experience. The experience and ongoing impact of those experiences offer invaluable information for nursing and health policy stakeholders who are planning future deployments.
战争一直是人类生活的一部分，护士是最早与士兵一起在战场照顾伤员的人之一。护士在战区的经历一直是研究人员感兴趣的话题。在叙利亚冲突中，伊朗护士在挽救许多人的生命方面发挥了至关重要的作用。
本质性研究旨在探讨 2014 年至 2020 年期间被部署到叙利亚战场的伊朗重症监护护士的生活体验。
本质性研究采用了范马南方法的解释现象学方法。通过对 15 名经历过战区的护士进行半结构化深入访谈获得数据。采用目的性抽样，在约定地点对参与者进行访谈。访谈进行录音、逐字记录，并使用 MAXQDA10 软件进行分析。COREQ，一个 32 项检查表，指导方法选择、数据分析和结果呈现。
出现的四个主要主题包括“战场人才绽放”、“有能力的护士参战”、“护理圣战”和“心理困扰”。这些主题包括 12 个次主题和 32 个初级次主题，解释了伊朗护士在叙利亚战区的意义。
在叙利亚战区的护士获得了自身和他人人才绽放的宝贵经验。护士的生活体验表明，在叙利亚战区工作是护士能力的一种概念。他们认为在叙利亚战区参战是一种护理圣战。尽管他们的经历有许多积极的方面，但护士在部署期间表达了他们的心理困扰。
对重症伤员的战区护理是一种独特的体验。这些经历的经验和持续影响为计划未来部署的护理和卫生政策利益相关者提供了宝贵的信息。
