Major disaster, profound impact: A qualitative examination of emergency department nurses' experiences during the 2023 Turkey Maraş earthquake.

Introduction: This study aims to reveal the experiences of emergency department nurses who were deployed to the region during the Kahramanmaraş earthquake. Emergency nurses play a critical role in disaster management due to their ability to perform rapid and effective triage in crisis situations, which can be life-saving.

Method: The study conducted interviews with 20 emergency department nurses using a snowball sampling and criterion sampling approach.