Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Disaster-associated grief extends beyond bereavement and includes displacement, disrupted care, moral injury, and prolonged uncertainty. These cascading consequences affect survivors, communities, and nurses who remain embedded in communities throughout recovery. This article frames post-disaster grief as a social justice issue, shaped by cultural norms, institutional responses, and structural inequities that influence whose suffering is recognized and supported. Using a social justice lens, this article outlines nursing roles in advocacy, workforce support, and equitable access to psychosocial services, arguing that centering grief in disaster nursing is essential for ethical care, community recovery, and workforce sustainability.
Authors: Katherine KRUGER, Ryoko IKARI, Sue Anne BELL
Institutions: University of Michigan, Kitasato University Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,500
OpenAlex ID: W7140210913
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