Abstract
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.
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