This document outlines a research study that uses phenomenology and hermeneutics to understand the lived experience of Australian civilian nurses working in disaster environments outside of hospitals. The study will recruit nurses who have responded to a disaster in the last 5 years through civilian organizations. Data will be collected through phenomenological and hermeneutic interviews and analyzed using eidetic reduction, lived experience descriptions, and hermeneutics. The results will be evaluated through phenomenological nod and appraisals to understand the essence of the nurses' experiences in disasters.