The earthquakes in Turkey and their effects on nursing and community health.
Disaster
Turkey
earthquakes
nursing
Journal
International nursing review
ISSN: 1466-7657
Titre abrégé: Int Nurs Rev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7808754
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
15
02
2023
accepted:
30
04
2023
medline:
18
8
2023
pubmed:
10
6
2023
entrez:
10
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Severe damage was experienced in 10 provinces in Turkey, and the north of Syria, with the earthquakes that hit Kahramanmaraş at midnight and afternoon on February 6, 2023. The authors aimed to give brief information to the international nursing community about the situation related to earthquakes in the aspects of nurses. These earthquakes caused traumatic processes in the affected regions. Many people, including nurses and other healthcare professionals, died or were injured. The results demonstrated that the required preparedness had not been applied. Nurses went to these areas voluntarily or on assignment and cared for individuals with injured. The universities in the country passed to distance education because of the shortage of safe places for victims. This situation also negatively influenced nursing education and clinical practice by interrupting in-person education one more time after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outcomes show a need for well-organized health and nursing care, policymakers may consider getting nurses' contributions to the disaster preparedness and management policy-making processes.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Severe damage was experienced in 10 provinces in Turkey, and the north of Syria, with the earthquakes that hit Kahramanmaraş at midnight and afternoon on February 6, 2023.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
The authors aimed to give brief information to the international nursing community about the situation related to earthquakes in the aspects of nurses.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
These earthquakes caused traumatic processes in the affected regions. Many people, including nurses and other healthcare professionals, died or were injured. The results demonstrated that the required preparedness had not been applied. Nurses went to these areas voluntarily or on assignment and cared for individuals with injured. The universities in the country passed to distance education because of the shortage of safe places for victims. This situation also negatively influenced nursing education and clinical practice by interrupting in-person education one more time after the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND NURSING POLICY
CONCLUSIONS
Since the outcomes show a need for well-organized health and nursing care, policymakers may consider getting nurses' contributions to the disaster preparedness and management policy-making processes.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
262-265Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. International Nursing Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Council of Nurses.
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