Is it possible to become a midwife in a refugee camp?

Martínez-Linares, José Manuel; Abad, Manuel Linares; Calero-García, María José; López-Entrambasaguas, Olga María

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2019.04.002

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“…Specialties in midwifery [6] and pediatrics nursing are offered since 2002 and 2012, respectively. During the 2011–2012 academic years, in coordination with the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Ministry of Public Health decided to develop a nursing consultant specialty; however, the course was only taught that year and was thereafter discontinued [25].…”

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“…These basic goods are essentially food, clothes, footwear and housewares. Foreign cooperation becomes fundamental to favor and foster the development of production activity which serves as a base for economic growth, with the aim of achieving a greater independence from cooperation [6].…”

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“…About 185,000 people have lived here for the last 43 years, lacking proper health facilities and trained health professionals, surviving in precarious conditions on humanitarian aid [6,7] and hoping to return to their homeland (Figure 2).…”

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Is It Possible to Become a Nurse in a Refugee Camp?

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Abad

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The history of the Western Sahara has been marked by several events that have contributed to the protracted refugee situation in which the Sahrawi people have found themselves since 1975: the Spanish colonization and the subsequent decolonization process, the armed struggles between the indigenous population and the states of Morocco and Mauritania to occupy Western Saharan territory, assassinations and repression of the Sahrawi population, and the economic interests of external agents with regards to mineral resources. Twenty-five years ago, in the hostile environment of the Sahrawi refugee camps, a nursing school was founded. Essentially depending on foreign aid, this school has been responsible for training nursing professionals to meet the healthcare needs of the population. The aim of this paper is to provide an approach to the origin and evolution of nursing education for the Sahrawi refugee camps. The Sahrawi are the only refugee camps in the world to host such nursing schools.

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Is It Possible to Become a Nurse in a Refugee Camp?

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“…One plausible explanation is the overriding mission and circumstances of nursing in a humanitarian setting [ 31 ]. The primary objective for nurses in refugee camps is to provide critical healthcare to a vulnerable population enduring challenging conditions [ 32 , 33 ]. This overarching goal can overshadow the influence of conventional demographic factors.…”

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Factors affecting the quality of working life among nurses caring for Syrian refugee camps in Jordan

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Omari,

ALBashtawy

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Objectives The global refugee crisis, exacerbated by the Syrian war, has placed tremendous strain on Jordan’s healthcare system and infrastructure, notably impacting nurses working in refugee camps. The aim to identify factors influencing nurses’ Quality of life at work (QWL) and understand their significance in crisis healthcare environments. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted in multiple healthcare facilities within Syrian refugee camps. A convenient sample of 166 nurses participated, and data were collected using the Brook’s Quality of Nursing Work Life Survey. Data analysis included descriptive and inferential (one-way ANOVA) statistics. Significance level was set at 0.05. Results Nurses in this study generally reported a moderate QWL, with an average score of 152.85, indicating that their overall work experience falls into the moderate range. The study found that nurses perceived their work-life/home-life balance (mean score 25.79), work design (mean score 35.71), work context (mean score 71.37), and work world (mean score 19.96) at levels indicative of moderate satisfaction. There were no statistically significant differences in QWL among participating nurses, suggesting that factors other than demographic characteristics may play a more influential role in determining nurses' QWL in the unique context of refugee caregiving. Conclusion This study underscores that working within refugee healthcare missions and recommends targeted interventions to enhance their well-being.

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“…Nevertheless, it is also pointed out that caring for these populations is ''complex, and nurses must be supported through education, ongoing training and with adequate resources in order to provide high-quality, culturally-competent care'' (International Council of Nurses, 2018, p. 1;Papadopoulos & Shea, 2018). This is an emergent speciality and education and training in refugee nursing are still developing (Evgin & Muz, 2020;Sackey et al, 2021), with promising experimental projects, such as the creation of the first nursing school in a refugee camp hosting families fleeing long-term conflict (Martı´nez-Linares et al, 2019). Overall, many questions are left unanswered around, for example, how health practitioners can better meet the parenting support needs of unsettled refugee children and parents.…”

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Empowering refugee families in transit: the development of a culturally competent and compassionate training and support package

Papadopoulos

Lazzarino

Sakellaraki

et al. 2021

Journal of Research in Nursing

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Background Refugee parents who fled conflicts suffered violence and traumas and face huge challenges in supporting the health and welfare of their children while in transit. Aims To describe the development of a culturally competent and compassionate training and support package (TSP) for nurses, social and health care workers and volunteers, with a focus on parenting needs among unsettled refugees fleeing conflict. Methods The multi-method approach included: a scoping review covering parenting needs of refugees fleeing conflict zones; collection of stories from refugee parents, healthcare workers and volunteers via a mobile application; discussions between team members; a piloted and evaluated curriculum. Results High levels of family distress and deterioration of parental identity were identified. Informed by these results, the curriculum is articulated along 20 bite-sized learning units, covering four age stages of childhood as well as targeting adults’ well-being. Pilot training was evaluated positively, confirming feasibility and usefulness of the TSP. Conclusions Unsettled refugee parents fleeing conflicts face psycho-social and practical difficulties negatively affecting their parenting skills. The care workforce should be trained in order to provide culturally competent and compassionate support to help these families. Open access digital platforms are promising as autodidactic and self-help tools among hard-to-reach populations.

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Is it possible to become a midwife in a refugee camp?

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Is It Possible to Become a Nurse in a Refugee Camp?

Is It Possible to Become a Nurse in a Refugee Camp?

Factors affecting the quality of working life among nurses caring for Syrian refugee camps in Jordan

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