College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Can J Nurs Res. 2022 Mar;54(1):59-71. doi: 10.1177/0844562121999282. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
Nurses represent the largest group of health care professionals working with incarcerated persons, yet there is limited understanding of their learning needs, or their roles and responsibilities; and what is known is poorly disseminated.
The goal of this research was to describe the roles, responsibilities, and learning needs of correctional nurses practicing in provincial correctional facilities in Alberta and Manitoba, and to add these data to the existing data set from Saskatchewan.
Three hundred and forty nurses working in provincial correctional facilities in western Canada were invited to complete a self-administered online survey consisting of a Learning Needs Assessment questionnaire (demographic information, knowledge and learning needs, and professional development); and the Staff Questionnaire (which targeted specific skill sets relevant to clinical practice in secure environments). Eighty-two nurses completed the online survey (overall response rate 24%).
Overall, those who participated were experienced in nursing and correctional nursing. The learning needs they identified aligned with their correctional nursing roles and unique practice settings. In particular, issues related to the care of incarcerated persons with mental health disorders and related care were paramount (self-harming behaviours, suicide, mental health assessments in general). In response to the five comprehensive skill sets assessed in the Staff Questionnaire, respondents rated their involvement and importance of the individual skills as important to varying degrees.
The results of this survey shed light on contemporary developments in correctional nursing within provincial correctional facilities in western Canada and provide a foundation for continuing professional education and development, practice, and future research initiatives.
护士是与被监禁人员一起工作的最大的医疗保健专业人员群体，但人们对他们的学习需求、角色和职责知之甚少，而且已知的信息也没有得到很好的传播。
本研究的目的是描述在艾伯塔省和马尼托巴省省级监狱工作的惩教护士的角色、职责和学习需求，并将这些数据添加到萨斯喀彻温省现有的数据集。
邀请在加拿大西部省级惩教设施工作的 344 名护士完成一份自我管理的在线调查，其中包括学习需求评估问卷（人口统计信息、知识和学习需求以及专业发展）和工作人员问卷（针对与安全环境中临床实践相关的特定技能集）。有 82 名护士完成了在线调查（总体回复率为 24%）。
总的来说，参与的护士在护理和惩教护理方面都有丰富的经验。他们确定的学习需求与他们的惩教护理角色和独特的实践环境相一致。特别是，与患有精神健康障碍的被监禁者的护理以及相关护理有关的问题至关重要（自我伤害行为、自杀、一般心理健康评估）。针对工作人员问卷评估的五个综合技能集，受访者对个人技能的参与度和重要性进行了不同程度的评分。
这项调查的结果揭示了加拿大西部省级惩教设施中惩教护理的当代发展，并为继续教育和发展、实践以及未来的研究计划提供了基础。
