title: Sociopolitical development of the nursing profession in Iran: a historical review.
abstract: Significant sociopolitical changes in recent decades have not only influenced the nursing profession, but also the entire Iranian healthcare system. This study describes the historical evolution of the nursing profession within a sociopolitical context. This historical review of unpublished and published literature endorsed personal accounts of historic events by 14 of the oldest nurses in Iran chosen through purposive sampling method, as they shared their nursing experiences. Individual recollections were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews and later analyzed through oral history analysis method. From the results, the 3 categories of the White Revolution, the Islamic Revolution, and Iran-Iraq war and 8 subcategories emerged, where participants identified factors that fundamentally changed the Iranian nursing profession. The nursing profession continues to develop and help revise policies to improve the healthcare system and quality of care. The findings of this study facilitate the better understanding of the influence of sociopolitical events on the nursing profession and guide the revision or development of new healthcare policies.
authors.affiliation: PhD Candidate in Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Afsaneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raiesifar
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Firouzkouhi
authors.affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Marjaneh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fooladi
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Paediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Soroor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parvizy
keywords: Historical research; Iran-Iraq war; Islamic Revolution; Nursing history; White Revolution