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A Descriptive Phenomenology Approach to Understanding the Lived Experience of Foreign-born Nurses Caring for Inpatient Saudi Military Personnel with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(2023) Alshayeg, Ibraheem; Agazio, Janice
Background and Problem: Healthcare facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have long relied on foreign-born nurses (FBNs) to provide direct patient care in hospital settings. KSA has a unique cultural and religious background which requires FBN adaptation. Due to the ongoing war along Saudi Arabia's southern border, there is an increased incidence of uniformed Saudi military personnel (USMP) with injuries and PTSD resulting from deployment to an active combat region. FBNs are playing a vital role in caring for these injured USMP. The FBNs may be challenged by the nature of their work in an unfamiliar, overseas work environment as well as by their continuous interaction with combat injured USMP, including those with PTSD. Some characteristics of being an FBN caring for USMP with PTSD may make the FBNs’ lived experiences more challenging. Research has yet to answer or address the lived experience of FBNs who care for USMP suffering from combat-induced PTSD.
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