{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7203528903","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","title":"At the intersection of care and command: A thematic analysis of military nurses\u2019 experiences in a compact national defense structure","display_name":"At the intersection of care and command: A thematic analysis of military nurses\u2019 experiences in a compact national defense structure","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-08-15","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7203528903","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42603443"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S163228481","display_name":"Nursing Outlook","issn_l":"0029-6554","issn":["0029-6554","1528-3968"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","doyens","jufo-2","medline","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Nursing Outlook","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"hybrid","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062184083","display_name":"Mirko Prosen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9943-9037","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9943-9037"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I118905719","display_name":"University of Primorska","ror":"https://ror.org/05xefg082","country_code":"SI","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I118905719"]}],"countries":["SI"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Mirko Prosen","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izola, Slovenia. Electronic address: mirko.prosen@fvz.upr.si"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izola, Slovenia. Electronic address: mirko.prosen@fvz.upr.si","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I118905719"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5133496022","display_name":"Zlatko Kvr\u017ei\u0107","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0487-3163","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0487-3163"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210155288","display_name":"Ministry of Defence","ror":"https://ror.org/058fm6761","country_code":"SI","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210155288"]}],"countries":["SI"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zlatko Kvr\u017ei\u0107","raw_affiliation_strings":["Slovenian Armed Forces, Military Medical Unit, Ljubljana \u0160entvid, Slovenia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Slovenian Armed Forces, Military Medical Unit, Ljubljana \u0160entvid, Slovenia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210155288"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5062184083"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I118905719"],"apc_list":{"value":4260,"currency":"USD","value_usd":4260},"apc_paid":{"value":4260,"currency":"USD","value_usd":4260},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"74","issue":"5","first_page":"102882","last_page":"102882"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10186","display_name":"Nursing education and management","score":0.8895999789237976,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2922","display_name":"Research and Theory"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/29","display_name":"Nursing"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10186","display_name":"Nursing education and management","score":0.8895999789237976,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2922","display_name":"Research and Theory"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/29","display_name":"Nursing"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12244","display_name":"Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues","score":0.05339999869465828,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2911","display_name":"Leadership and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/29","display_name":"Nursing"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14316","display_name":"Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership","score":0.020999999716877937,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2910","display_name":"Issues, ethics and legal aspects"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/29","display_name":"Nursing"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/military-nursing","display_name":"military nursing","score":0.9739999771118164},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/professional-identity","display_name":"professional identity","score":0.7459999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/military-culture","display_name":"military culture","score":0.6190000176429749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/organizational-hierarchy","display_name":"organizational hierarchy","score":0.8939999938011169},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nurse-autonomy","display_name":"nursing autonomy","score":0.8830000162124634},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychological-resilience","display_name":"psychological resilience","score":0.6029999852180481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work-life-balance","display_name":"work-life balance","score":0.8600000143051147},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/family-responsibilities","display_name":"family responsibilities","score":0.8169999718666077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/empathetic-leadership","display_name":"empathetic leadership","score":0.7379999756813049},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/military-medical-services","display_name":"military health services","score":0.4779999852180481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nurse-well-being","display_name":"nurse well-being","score":0.6169999837875366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operational-readiness","display_name":"operational readiness","score":0.5830000042915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/professional-development","display_name":"professional development","score":0.38100001215934753},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nurse-retention","display_name":"nurse retention","score":0.46299999952316284}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74196892","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7781188","display_name":"Thematic analysis","level":3,"score":0.7437000274658203},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13200473","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747831","display_name":"Reflexivity","level":2,"score":0.6571000218391418},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160735492","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31207","display_name":"Health care","level":2,"score":0.5139999985694885},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779072820","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064","display_name":"Military personnel","level":2,"score":0.5087000131607056},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.4724999964237213},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780801425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5164392","display_name":"Construct (python library)","level":2,"score":0.447299987077713},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C64543145","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162942","display_name":"Intersection (aeronautics)","level":2,"score":0.439300000667572},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778355321","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17079427","display_name":"Identity (music)","level":2,"score":0.4336000084877014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.4162999987602234},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C182566","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q759524","display_name":"Organizational structure","level":2,"score":0.4140999913215637},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.4072999954223633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C67674302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730573","display_name":"Organizational culture","level":2,"score":0.4066999852657318},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C541182425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940265","display_name":"Military psychology","level":3,"score":0.3801000118255615},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159110408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing","level":1,"score":0.3635999858379364},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190248442","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839486","display_name":"Qualitative research","level":2,"score":0.3549000024795532},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43349283","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6857699","display_name":"Military medical ethics","level":3,"score":0.31790000200271606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C157298493","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5403411","display_name":"Ethical leadership","level":2,"score":0.3125},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C544453697","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1480945","display_name":"Military medicine","level":2,"score":0.29910001158714294},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779530757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207505","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.29820001125335693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55587333","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133029","display_name":"Engineering ethics","level":1,"score":0.2831000089645386},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.27309998869895935},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C14911803","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7532148","display_name":"Situation analysis","level":2,"score":0.2624000012874603},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.25920000672340393},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2984889486","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing care","level":2,"score":0.25429999828338623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.25049999356269836},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C51067260","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828812","display_name":"Professional development","level":2,"score":0.2500999867916107}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D000328","descriptor_name":"Adult","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D001291","descriptor_name":"Attitude of Health Personnel","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D005260","descriptor_name":"Female","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D007857","descriptor_name":"Leadership","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008297","descriptor_name":"Male","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008875","descriptor_name":"Middle Aged","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008888","descriptor_name":"Military Nursing","qualifier_ui":"Q000458","qualifier_name":"organization & administration","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D008889","descriptor_name":"Military Personnel","qualifier_ui":"Q000523","qualifier_name":"psychology","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D014481","descriptor_name":"United States","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D015279","descriptor_name":"Organizational Culture","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D024802","descriptor_name":"Nurse's Role","qualifier_ui":"Q000523","qualifier_name":"psychology","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D036301","descriptor_name":"Qualitative Research","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D055500","descriptor_name":"Resilience, Psychological","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S163228481","display_name":"Nursing Outlook","issn_l":"0029-6554","issn":["0029-6554","1528-3968"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","doyens","jufo-2","medline","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Nursing Outlook","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:42603443","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42603443","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Nursing outlook","raw_type":"Journal Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:repozitorij.upr.si:IzpisGradiva.php?id=23537","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?id=34897&dn=","pdf_url":"https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34898&dn=","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196486","display_name":"Repository of the University of Primorsk (University of Primorska)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I118905719","host_organization_name":"University of Primorska","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I118905719"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"ISSN: 1528-3968","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102882","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S163228481","display_name":"Nursing Outlook","issn_l":"0029-6554","issn":["0029-6554","1528-3968"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","doyens","jufo-2","medline","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Nursing Outlook","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.6240000128746033,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7203528903.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7203528903.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":28,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1979290264","https://openalex.org/W2138664283","https://openalex.org/W2305278139","https://openalex.org/W2736080688","https://openalex.org/W2950504429","https://openalex.org/W3001362559","https://openalex.org/W3034642382","https://openalex.org/W3082121050","https://openalex.org/W3093223973","https://openalex.org/W3097522122","https://openalex.org/W3116777386","https://openalex.org/W3175998072","https://openalex.org/W3198521587","https://openalex.org/W4224050219","https://openalex.org/W4225944184","https://openalex.org/W4309322238","https://openalex.org/W4312575224","https://openalex.org/W4327942874","https://openalex.org/W4379383005","https://openalex.org/W4388637524","https://openalex.org/W4398193735","https://openalex.org/W4399296992","https://openalex.org/W4401459171","https://openalex.org/W4402971096","https://openalex.org/W4405224726","https://openalex.org/W4408473064","https://openalex.org/W4409471932","https://openalex.org/W4409729891"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7204406794","https://openalex.org/W7154151369","https://openalex.org/W7154919682","https://openalex.org/W3031412359","https://openalex.org/W7165002523","https://openalex.org/W4319782681","https://openalex.org/W2358051275","https://openalex.org/W7130808516","https://openalex.org/W7002440061","https://openalex.org/W645491124"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"BACKGROUND:":[0],"Military":[1],"nursing":[2,90],"operates":[3],"at":[4,101],"the":[5,77,102,157],"intersection":[6,103],"of":[7,104,159],"healthcare":[8],"and":[9,22,37,41,45,53,94,97,106,117,129,135,142,148,156],"defense,":[10],"requiring":[11],"nurses":[12,30,74],"to":[13],"balance":[14,134],"professional":[15,39,86,111,122],"ethics":[16],"with":[17,72],"military":[18,29,46,73,89,160],"discipline,":[19],"operational":[20,143],"readiness,":[21],"organizational":[23,43,146],"hierarchy.":[24],"PURPOSE:":[25],"To":[26],"explore":[27],"how":[28,42],"in":[31,76,88],"a":[32],"small":[33],"defense":[34],"system":[35],"construct":[36],"sustain":[38],"identities":[40],"structures":[44],"culture":[47],"shape":[48],"their":[49],"autonomy,":[50,110],"competence,":[51],"well-being,":[52],"family":[54,115],"life.":[55],"METHODS:":[56],"A":[57],"qualitative":[58],"design":[59],"using":[60],"reflexive":[61],"thematic":[62],"analysis":[63],"was":[64],"employed.":[65],"Nineteen":[66],"individual":[67],"semistructured":[68],"interviews":[69],"were":[70],"conducted":[71],"serving":[75],"armed":[78],"forces.":[79],"DISCUSSION:":[80],"Seven":[81],"interrelated":[82],"themes":[83],"demonstrated":[84],"that":[85,131],"identity":[87],"is":[91,98],"dynamic,":[92],"adaptive,":[93],"morally":[95],"grounded,":[96],"continuously":[99],"negotiated":[100],"care":[105],"command.":[107],"Organizational":[108],"hierarchy,":[109],"development,":[112],"emotional":[113],"resilience,":[114,155],"responsibilities,":[116],"institutional":[118],"recognition":[119,137],"shaped":[120],"participants'":[121],"experiences.":[123],"CONCLUSION:":[124],"Empathetic":[125],"leadership,":[126],"realistic":[127],"training,":[128],"policies":[130],"support":[132,147],"work-life":[133],"equitable":[136],"are":[138],"vital":[139],"for":[140],"well-being":[141],"readiness.":[144],"Stronger":[145],"clearer":[149],"leadership":[150],"communication":[151],"may":[152],"enhance":[153],"retention,":[154],"quality":[158],"healthcare.":[161]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-10T11:39:43.021295","created_date":"2026-08-16T00:00:00"}