Trends in the job market of nurses in the view of managers

Abstract

Objective: to identify and interpret the main trends of the labor market for nurses in Rio Grande do Norte, based on the opinion of managers of training institutions and employers. Method: Data were collected through interviews with key informants, organized using Atlas.ti software resources and examined under the thematic content review. Results: the study showed six trends in the labor market of nurses: availability of professionals to the market; worsening working conditions with precariousness; indication for insertion in employment; unemployment for nurses; shortage of nurses; and the existence of a cooperative of nursing professionals. Final considerations: the current scenario of growth in the number of registered nurses without the expansion of the job supply has remained, unemployment tends to increase and work conditions will worsen. Descriptors: Labor Market; Nurse; Unemployment; Health Manager; Employment. RESUMO Objetivo: identifi car e interpretar as principais tendências do mercado de trabalho para os/as enfermeiros/as no Rio Grande do Norte, a partir da opinião de gestores de instituições formadoras e empregadoras. Método: os dados foram coletados através de entrevistas com informantes-chave, organizados por meio dos recursos do software Atlas.ti e examinados sob o olhar da análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: o estudo mostrou seis tendências no mercado de trabalho dos/as enfermeiros/as: disponibilidade de profi ssionais para o mercado; piora nas condições de trabalho com precarização; indicação para inserção no emprego; desemprego para enfermeiros; escassez de enfermeiros/as; e existência de cooperativa de profi ssionais de enfermagem. Considerações fi nais: mantido o cenário atual de crescimento do número de enfermeiros/as titulados/as sem expansão da oferta de postos de trabalho, o desemprego tende a crescer e as condições de trabalho a se agravar. Descritores: Mercado de Trabalho; Enfermeiro; Desemprego; Gestor de Saúde; Emprego. RESUMEN Objetivo: identifi car e interpretar las principales tendencias del mercado de trabajo para los/las enfermeros/as en Rio Grande do Norte, a partir de la opinión de gestores de instituciones formadoras y empleadoras. Método: los datos fueron colectados a través de entrevistas con informantes-llave, organizados por medio de los recursos de software Atlas.ti y examinados bajo la mirada del análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: el estudio señaló seis tendencias en el mercado de trabajo de los/las enfermeros/ as: disponibilidad de profesionales para el mercado; empeora en las condiciones de trabajo con precarización; indicación para inserción en el empleo; desempleo para enfermeros; escasez de enfermeros/as; y existencia de cooperativa de profesionales de 149Trends in the job market of nurses in the view of managers Oliveira JSA, et al.

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