Cybersecurity-Induced Stress in Nursing: The Impact of Security Protocols on Healthcare Professionals

This research study is geared towards investigating demands made by cybersecurity protocols placed on healthcare professionals, focusing on nurses as the sample group. With technology, a principal component of many patient care protocols, rising cybersecurity threats require stringent protocols to protect patient data, potentially affecting the daily responsibilities of healthcare staff. As frontline workers, nurses face a unique overlap of demands. The nurse's role in direct patient care has now intersected with complex cybersecurity policies, procedures, and protocols, which our study will examine in relation to Security Related Stress.