Balinese nurses experience when working in a hospital setting during natural disasters

Sammanfattning: Background: Bali is a country that is constantly affected by new natural disasters and is located in the area of ​​The Ring of Fire. In Bali, there are four different types of nurses who have different education and different experience. The nurses do not receive any special training in disaster management and do not know what role they should take if a disaster occurs. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore Balinese nurses' experiences of working in hospitals during natural disasters. Method: A qualitative interview study with semi-structured questions were conducted over the phone with nurses at a large hospital in Bali. The authors interviewed three nurses from one of Bali´s largest hospitals. The interviewed nurses had different levels of education and experience.  Result: The analyse resulted in that three themes were discovered which were about; Lack of education leads to uncertainty in the nurse's work, Functioning roles and routines are crucial to the nurse’s profession and the nurse’s experience of working in hospital after a natural disaster and its consequences.  Discussion: The discussion highlights Balinese nurses concerns about future natural disasters and deficiencies in role distribution and routines at the hospital. During the interviews it became clear that the lack of education was the biggest problem among the nurses. The result was discussed based on Katie Erickson's caritas theory.