War, mass migration and nursing care: a multicultural perspective on Syrian war and Turkey

Abstract

Researches on nursing care have showed that cultural dimensions and orientation of the society factors are important for nursing care process. In addition, it may be argued that nursing care is strongly related with structure of the society. Multiculturalism, which is a social process brings different societies in a unique structure, is another factor affecting nursing cares. Multiculturalism and merging of different cultures needs long duration. On the other hand, war and mass migration change effect mechanism of multiculturalism, and causes a rapid change in social structure. Nursing care process is also affected from mass migration. In this research, it is aimed to evaluate effects of Syrian war on nursing care services in Turkey. For this aim, total (n=20) professional nurses were subjected to semi-conducted interview with focus groups. Results of the study showed that there are two main difficulties in nursing care after mass migration: political issues, and humanitarian issues.