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A team of faculty and a Ph.D. student at Loma Linda University School of Nursing discovered how nurses working in Haiti manage to sustain resilience and display exemplary dedication toward patient care amid difficult working conditions.
Haitian nurses see nursing as more than a job, as a “divine calling” that yields a deeply ingrained sense of purpose, according to a study published by the
Journal of Christian Nursing titled, “Dedication in a Difficult Context: Faith-Based Nursing in Haiti,” in early April 2021.
“They see themselves as missionaries to their fellow citizens and community,” said lead author Lisa Roberts, a professor and research director for LLU School of Nursing. “My feeling is that it is the basis of their resilience.”