Iranian Journal of Rehabilitation Research in Nursing

Introduction: Military nurses working in emergency departments face intense physical, psychological, and emotional pressures that negatively affect their resilience and quality of performance. This study focuses on designing and validating an evidence-based, specialized self-care training package to enhance resilience in this group of nurses. The primary objective is to improve resilience and reduce occupational stress through targeted training tailored to the specific needs of military nurses.
Methods: In the first phase, key self-care components across four domains—physical, psychological-emotional, social, and spiritual—were identified through a systematic review of studies published since 2015. Based on these components, an educational package was designed. To assess the content validity of the package, the Content Validity Ratio and Content Validity Index were calculated based on expert feedback. Finally, the alignment of the educational package with the specific needs of the target group was determined through the content validity indices.
Results: The findings of this study revealed that certain items, including yoga, meditation, and Sudoku, were excluded from the educational package due to inadequate content validity and misalignment with the educational objectives. The final version of the educational package was developed with high content validity across four domains—physical, psychological-emotional, social, and spiritual. Evaluations confirmed that the package effectively addressed the specific needs of the target group.
Conclusion: The synthesis of clinical studies demonstrating the independent efficacy of each self-care component on resilience, consolidated into a comprehensive educational package, provides substantial scientific and practical validity. This package has the potential to serve as an effective tool for enhancing the resilience of military emergency nurses.