The environment of the nursing team's professional practice in inpatient units of a university hospital

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the environment of the professional practice of the nursing staff from inpatient units and to compare it according to professional and work characteristics. Method: A cross-sectional analytical study conducted in southern Brazil. Data was collected through the Brazilian version of the Nursing Work Index-Revised with a sample of (n=142) professionals, them being nurses (n=56; 34.9%) and nursing technicians/assistants (n=86; 60.6%). The analysis was performed by means of descriptive and analytical statistics Results: The professional practice environment was considered favorable in all the subscales. The subscale of relationships between physicians/nursing staff showed a significant difference among the professional categories, with better results for nurses. The afternoon shift stood out in the favorable assessment. Longer working time at the institution and unit tended to have worse assessments for autonomy and control, respectively. Conclusion: The assessment of the practice environment was favorable; however, the study signals opportunities for improvements for the nursing team.

Absenteeism of nurses and nursing technicians in the urgency and emergency unit

“…A study reported that nurses had lower scores on this subscale, obtaining a more favorable perception of these characteristics of the practice environment. Thus, the study affirms that there is a closer relationship between nurses and the medical team, but the distance between doctors and the mid-level nursing team in the hospital environment is still perceptible (15) .…”

Absenteísmo de enfermeiros e técnicos de enfermagem na unidade de urgência e emergência

“…Uma pesquisa revelou que os enfermeiros apresentaram menores escores nessa subescala, obtendo uma percepção mais favorável a essas características do ambiente da prática. Sendo assim, o estudo afirma uma maior proximidade na relação dos enfermeiros com a equipe médica, visto que ainda é perceptível o distanciamento entre médicos e a equipe de enfermagem de nível médio no ambiente hospitalar (15) .…”