[Caregiving in an exceptional environment: the military operating theater nurse in a tropical zone].

Rev Infirm

Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France.

Published: December 2023

The profession of operating theater nurse in the French Armed Forces Medical Corps is often little-known. Called upon to serve in mainland France, but also deployed on overseas operations, they provide medical and surgical support to the French armed forces. Personal qualities - human, physical and technical - are essential to adapt to the environmental constraints of this isolated post.

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