[It] Does Harden a Person Working in Such a Stressful Environment: U.S. Correctional Nurses Share Spillover Effects of Their Work.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States makes up 4.4% of the world's population but nearly a quarter of the world's incarcerated population. Despite caring for nearly 2 million incarcerated persons and managing their unique needs, little is known about how this work spills over and affects the nurses who work in correctional settings.

Study objective

This descriptive study aimed to (a) examine write-in answers regarding correctional nurse perceptions of how their work impacts their health and their home lives and (b) explore correctional nurse responses for how to improve the work environment to better support their well-being.

Method

The researchers compiled and analyzed qualitative data from a cross-sectional study where U.S. correctional nurses ( N = 270) completed an online

SUBMITTER: Keller E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11333190 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Sep 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature