Table 2 Theme, categories, and sub-categories extracted from data
Theme | Category | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|
Nursing care challenges in earthquake | Organizational and managerial | 1. Insufficient coordination among health team members 2. Lack of unity in command 3. Inadequate Organizational Management |
Human resources | 1.Weakness in provision of occupational health for the nurses 2. Poor management of volunteers 3. Lack of uniforms for health workers 4. Nurses’ concern for their own families | |
Infrastructure | 1. Communication disruption 2. Vulnerability of local health facilities 3. Difficult access | |
Educational preparations | 1. Nurses’ poor knowledge in the field of disaster 2. Lack of comprehensive training program | |
Ethical | 1. Ethical challenges related to prioritizing injured 2.Ethical challenges due to lack of resources |