Karakaya, Pinar OkeSonmez, SedaAsik, Elif2025-01-212025-01-2120210966-04291365-2834https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13401https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24099Aim: This study aims to describe nurses' views on what it is like to be a working mother in Turkey. Background: Most mothers are in the workforce but continue to fulfil their traditional roles at home. This emerges as an important factor causing mothers to try to find a balance between work and home. Method: For this purpose, a semi-structured form was used in face-to-face interviews conducted with 17 participants. A phenomenological design was preferred in this qualitative study. Results: The findings obtained from the study revealed the six themes of `the sense of inadequacy/helplessness, the sense of responsibility, the strong desire to have a positive effect, gender role stereotypes, the choice between achieving a successful career and being a good mother, but with a sense of depletion'. Conclusion: The results obtained from the study of nurses in Turkey have shed light on how policies should be developed to eliminate work-life barriers in realizing the roles of motherhood. Implications for Nursing Management: The study results will guide nurse managers in taking the steps needed to incorporate arrangements that will result in balanced conduct of work and home for nurses.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessguilt; mothers; nurses; qualitative researchArticle2982515252210.1111/jonm.134012-s2.0-8511023984434216495Q1WOS:000674150000001Q1