Would provision of childcare for nurses with young children ensure response to a call-up during a wartime disaster? An Israeli hospital nursing survey.
Researchers suspected that the role-conflict between nurse and mother would exacerbate during war and a survey confirmed that this problem was real. A solution in the form of shelters for children was found, and nurses were able to function during the Gulf War with the knowledge that their children were safe and near.
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Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Nursing, Jerusalem, Israel.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D014857:Warfare; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*