Nursing Care Experiences With Syrian Refugees in Southern Turkey: A Metaphor Analysis

Background: Healthcare professionals' “cultural prejudices” toward individuals' cultural beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions affect the care they provide. Their awareness of their bias is closely associated with the quality of healthcare provided. ＜br＞ Purpose: This study was designed to assess nurses' perceptions regarding providing care to Syrian refugee patients using metaphors and to evaluate their views based on these metaphors. ＜br＞ Methods: The participants in this qualitative study consisted of 80 nurses who worked in Level 1 and Level 2 health institutions. Data were collected using an interview form prepared by the researchers. The form included descriptive characteristics of the nurses and two expressions used to determine the nurses' opinions on providing care for Syrian refugee patients. The nurses were given an incomplete sentence, which was “Providing care for a Syrian refugee patient…because…,” and were asked to complete the blanks. The data were analyzed using the content analysis method. ＜br