INFLUENCE OF PRECARIOUSNESS IN THE NURSING WORK PROCESS AND IN THE WORKER’S HEALTH

• Main Authors: Gabriela Ferreira Pimenta, Eugenio Fuentes Perez Junior, Ariane da Silva Pires, Helena Ferraz Gomes, Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo, Vanessa Galdino de Paula
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2018-12-01
• Series: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Subjects: condições de trabalho; riscos ocupacionais; enfermagem; saúde do trabalhador; cuidados de enfermagem.
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/30180
• ISSN: 2179-7692; 2179-7692

Aim: to describe the influence of precariousness in the nursing work process and in the worker’s health. Method: qualitative study performed in a university hospital. Twenty-one nursing workers were attended. We used the semi-structured interview technique, and data were analyzed through content analysis. Results: two categories emerged, which were called “The influence of precariousness in the work process”, characterized by the lack of inputs and human resources, with a consequent decrease in the quality of the service; and “The repercussions of precariousness in the worker’s health”, entailing physical and psychological exhaustion to the worker. Conclusion: there is a need to raise awareness in institutional managers regarding the precariousness of the nursing work process, based on the worker’s health and the guarantee of quality in nursing care.