Disaster Relief Nurses: Exploring the impetus to respond to multiple efforts
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Authors
D. Wagner, Linda
Christensen, Stacy
Issue Date
2023-03-24
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Disaster Management , Nursing , Disaster Relief
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Abstract
Little is known abut the impact that disaster volunteerism has on nurses. It is important to hear the experiences of those who return again, to better understand reasons that call them back. Using grounded theory methodology, 20 nurses who responded to more than one disaster event participated in semistructured interviews. Several themes emerged, leading to a core category of facilitating self-transcendence, guided by Reed's middle-range theory. With repeat deployments come enhanced personal rewards that provide meaningful opportunities for selftranscendence.
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UB RISE 2023, School of Nursing, University of Bridgeport.