professionalism of healthcare jobs in thewar

Background: professionalism is an important characteristic of professional jobs including nursing and medicine. many professional values during the crisis are glaring. objectives: this study was conducted to explain the role of the iran-iraq war in the professionalism of healthcare disciplines based on the documented experiences of medical staff. methods: this is part of a qualitative study which used the conventional content analysis in 2014 - 2016. the researcher collected and analyzed 119 memories of the healthcare providers about the iran-iraq war, simultaneously. results: professionalism was one of the main categories emerged from the analysis of data. this theme included six sub-themes, “promotion of personal and professional empowerment”, “compliance with laws and regulations”, “holistic care”, “expression of good traits”, “interpersonal relationships”, and “sublimation of spirit”. conclusions: experiences of healthcare providers in the war can be applied in peacetime and future crisis through broadening their perception of nursing and medicine professions and improving their sense of professionalism.