Objective: The aim of the study to determine the experiences, feelings and thoughts of nurses who provide care for refugee women and newborns. Material and Methods: The study had a phenomenological design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 nurses between 9 December 2019 and 19 February 2020 working in maternity and neonatal units at a public hospital in southern Türkiye. The data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. This study was guided by the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist. Results: Three themes with related subthemes were derived from the data: (a) Problems encountered, (b) Emotions and thoughts about refugees, (c) Nursing care process. Conclusion: Although nurses experience different problems during the care they provide for refugees, especially in terms of hygiene, communication and nutrition, it was observed that they practice their professions without discrimination with modern nursing philosophy in the care process they provide. Nurses need more professional development in order to develop their coping skills in the problems they face while caring for refugee women and newborns. Therefore, the role of refugee health nursing and nurses as an emerging field of nursing comes to the fore. In the future, this field should be included in both undergraduate and graduate nursing education curricula.
Keywords: Refugees; women health; newborn; nursing
Amaç: Araştırmanın amacı, mülteci kadınlara ve yenidoğanlara bakım veren hemşirelerin deneyim, duygu ve düşüncelerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma fenomenolojik bir desene sahiptir. 9 Aralık 2019-19 Şubat 2020 tarihleri arasında Türkiye'nin güneyinde bir kamu hastanesinde doğum ve yenidoğan ünitelerinde çalışan 13 hemşire ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Veriler tematik analiz kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, 'Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research' kontrol listesi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Verilerden ilgili alt temalara sahip 3 tema türetilmiştir: (a) Karşılaşılan sorunlar, (b) Mültecilerle ilgili duygu ve düşünceler, (c) Hemşirelik bakım süreci. Sonuç: Hemşireler bakım sırasında özellikle hijyen, iletişim ve beslenme sırasında farklı sorunlar yaşamalarına rağmen bakım sürecinde modern hemşirelik felsefesi ile ayrım yapmadan mesleklerini icra etmektedirler. Hemşirelerin mülteci kadınlara ve yenidoğanlara bakım verirken karşılaştıkları sorunlarla baş etme becerilerini geliştirebilmeleri için daha fazla mesleki gelişime ihtiyaçları vardır. Bu nedenle mülteci sağlığı hemşireliği, gelişmekte olan bir hemşirelik alanı olarak rolü ön plana çıkmaktadır. Gelecekte bu alan hem lisans hem de lisansüstü hemşirelik eğitimi müfredatlarına dahil edilmelidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Mülteciler; kadın sağlığı; yenidoğan; hemşirelik
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