NPs caring for people who are incarcerated and negatively impacted by social determinants of health. Issue 6 (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zucker, Donna M.; Reagan, Louise; Clifton, Jennifer; Abdulhamed, Ahmed; Roscoe, Lori E.; Wright, Ranee' M.; Penix, Darren; Shelton, Deborah; Loeb, Susan J.
• Is Part Of: Nurse practitioner. Volume 47:Issue 6(2022)
• Page Start: 38
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: correctional facilities -- incarcerated individuals -- NP -- prisons -- social determinants of health; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nurse practitioners -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000829804.16627.7b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-1817

Abstract

Abstract: This article explores roles filled and care provided by NPs in diverse carceral settings along with the impact of health disparities experienced as a result of social determinants of health on the chronic disease burden of people who are incarcerated. Opportunities abound for NPs to positively influence this patient population's health, but specialized education is needed. Abstract : This article explores roles filled and care provided by NPs in diverse carceral settings along with the impact of health disparities experienced as a result of social determinants of health on the chronic disease burden of people who are incarcerated. Opportunities abound for NPs to positively influence this patient population's health, but specialized education is needed.