MSN, RN, Research Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
J Nurs Res. 2019 Jun;27(3):e25. doi: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000286.
Nurses working in prisons are exposed to security problems while serving those who may be uninterested in their own healthcare, face high risks of drug and alcohol addiction, and may have aggressive personalities. For this reason, nurses working in prisons may have more problems with work-related quality of life than their non-prison-nurse peers.
This descriptive research study was conducted to evaluate the work-related quality of life and organizational commitment of nurses who work at prisons and detention centers.
According to 2015 data, approximately 513 nurses currently work in prisons in Turkey. The study group consisted of 224 nurses who currently work in prisons or detention centers. The data were collected by sending a created link address to the e-mail addresses of nurses who work in these facilities. A 13-item sociodemographic information form, including a demographics datasheet, a work-related quality of life scale, and an organizational commitment scale, was used to collect data.
The participants reported a moderate level of work-related quality of life and organizational commitment. Moreover, work-related quality of life was shown to affect organizational commitment, with 20% of the total variance in organizational commitment explained by work-related quality of life.
CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This study supports that work-related quality of life affects organizational commitment positively. Therefore, regulating working conditions by taking into consideration employee security will positively affect job satisfaction in terms of both the institution and the employee. Moreover, as nurses do not only work in hospitals, taking this action should also work in different settings. Administrators should ensure the work-related quality of life of the prison nurses by understanding the difficulties of prison nursing.
监狱护士在为那些可能对自身医疗保健不感兴趣、面临较高药物和酒精成瘾风险且可能具有攻击性人格的人服务时，会面临安全问题。出于这个原因，监狱护士的工作相关生活质量可能比非监狱护士同行更差。
本描述性研究旨在评估在监狱和拘留中心工作的护士的工作相关生活质量和组织承诺。
根据 2015 年的数据，土耳其目前约有 513 名护士在监狱工作。研究组由 224 名目前在监狱或拘留中心工作的护士组成。通过向在这些机构工作的护士的电子邮件地址发送创建的链接地址来收集数据。使用包括人口统计数据表、工作相关生活质量量表和组织承诺量表在内的 13 项社会人口统计学信息表来收集数据。
参与者报告了中等水平的工作相关生活质量和组织承诺。此外，工作相关生活质量被证明会影响组织承诺，工作相关生活质量解释了组织承诺总方差的 20%。
结论/对实践的影响：这项研究支持工作相关生活质量对组织承诺有积极影响。因此，通过考虑员工安全来规范工作条件，将对机构和员工的工作满意度产生积极影响。此外，由于护士不仅在医院工作，因此采取这一行动还应该在不同的环境中开展。管理人员应通过了解监狱护理的困难来确保监狱护士的工作相关生活质量。
