Percepção dos efeitos do trabalho em turnos sobre a saúde e a vida social em funcionários da enfermagem em um hospital universitário do Estado de São Paulo

Abstract

There is a relationship between shift work and the beginning of organized life. Health services require shift work to keep activities running twenty-four hours a day. This study thus aimed to identify nursing staff shift work systems in a university hospital, evaluate health workers' perceptions of the possible effects of shift work on their health and social life, and assess workers' participation in preparing nursing schedules. In terms of materials and methods, this was an exploratory and descriptive study with a sample of 348 nursing staff members, using an appropriate questionnaire. Most were married women under 40 with at least one child, working on rotating shifts with more than fifteen-days frequency of rotation, and with neurological, psychological, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular health complaints. They also reported relational problems on the job. Most of the nursing staff played a minor role in preparing nursing schedules.

Práticas assistenciais para segurança do paciente em unidade de terapia intensiva

“…(23) As a consequence, hospitals need to incorporate a policy of risk management with focus on education, establishing preventive barriers at all stages of strategic processes, and identify opportunities to improve care. (22) This study demonstrated that the only care performed 100% was the use of an individual bottle to discard urine. The items performed 90% or more in the three units were: egg crate mattress, patient sitting, side rails elevated, bed identification, head of the bed elevated above 30°, three-way taps protected with "luer cone", and urine collection bag below the bladder level.…”

“…However, a larger number was evidenced in the evening, which may be related to the stressful environment itself and sleep changes presented by professionals who work at night, reflecting on care. (22) Ensuring the safety of critically ill patients has been a major challenge for professionals working in the intensive care unit because patients undergo many procedures each day, and in some of these activities, errors may occur with the potential to cause harm. (23) As a consequence, hospitals need to incorporate a policy of risk management with focus on education, establishing preventive barriers at all stages of strategic processes, and identify opportunities to improve care.…”

Educação Permanente em SBV e SAVC: impacto no conhecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem

“…Costa et al 17 , in study involving 348 Nursing professionals, concluded that the main complaints related to shift working system were impaired social life due to interference in personal and familial relationship, to restrictions to social activities and to the difficulty to make plans for their own lives. This dissatisfaction is even higher among married professionals with kids.…”

Saúde Psíquica dos Profissionais de Saúde em Hospitais Públicos

“…Conseqüências como baixa produção, insatisfação, aumento do custo operacional e dificuldades de substituições nas escalas já firmadas, são inevitáveis. Tais fatores dificultam não só a qualidade da assistência, mas também trazem prejuízos à qualidade de vida deste trabalhador (6)(7)(8).…”