"We Come From Different Worlds": The Collision of Caring and Carceral Institutions

Danisha Jenkins; Candace Burton; Dave Holmes

doi:10.1097/ANS.0000000000000528

"We Come From Different Worlds": The Collision of Caring and Carceral Institutions

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2024 Apr 11. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000528. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Danisha Jenkins¹, Candace Burton, Dave Holmes

Affiliation

¹ San Diego State University, San Diego, California (Dr Jenkins); University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Dr Burton); and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (Dr Holmes).

PMID: 38624292
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000528

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to give voice to the lived experiences of nurses and law enforcement officers whose professional responsibilities converge in the acute care setting, while gaining insight into the perspectives and interpretations of their experiences. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, this quality study contributes to a growing body of literature exploring the influence of law enforcement in the hospital. Overwhelmingly, participants in this study expressed a contentious dynamic, fueled by arguments, struggles for power, and a feeling of coming from "different worlds." The influence of socially and spatially constructed territories was critical points of contention.