[Assessment and Management of the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 of Healthcare professionals in Italian Prisons].

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a relevant health impact in a large part of the planet and there are several studies aimed at understanding its diffusion; however, to date, the problem has not been explored in the correctional setting, with particular concern for the Italian context.

Aim: To assess and investigate the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in nurses working in the Italian prison system.

Methods: A multicenter observational descriptive study was conducted, enrolling a convenience sample composed of nurses registered with SIMSPE onlus (Italian Society of Penitentiary Medicine and Health), working in any Italian prison facility at the time of the survey.

Moral distress in correctional nurses: A national survey.

Background: Moral distress is an increasingly documented problem in nursing and might foster nurses' intention to leave their workplace. It has been studied in different settings, but no specific research has been conducted in Italian correctional facilities. A recent Italian study produced a preliminary validation of the Moral Distress Scale for Correctional Nurses, which needs to be completed.