Estresse e coping entre enfermeiros de unidade cirúrgica de hospital universitário

Abstract

Esse estudo identificou os estressores, o nível de estresse e as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas por enfermeiros de uma Clínica Cirúrgica de um Hospital Universitário. Trata-se de um estudo transversal cuja população foi composta por nove enfermeiras. Coletaram-se os dados, entre maio e junho de 2005, por meio do Formulário para Levantamento de Atividades Diárias e do Inventário de Estratégias de Coping. Verificou-se que as atividades relacionadas à administração de pessoal foram avaliadas como as mais estressantes. Evidenciou-se uma enfermeira em estado de alerta para alto nível de estresse, três em médio nível e cinco com baixo nível de estresse. Observou-se que a Resolução de Problemas foi o fator mais utilizado no enfrentamento do estresse. O conhecimento dos estressores e das formas de enfrentamento pode auxiliar no desenvolvimento de possíveis soluções para minimizar seus efeitos e tornar o cotidiano mais produtivo e menos desgastante.

Stress and coping among nurses of hemato-oncologic units

“…In a survey among hospital nurses (17) , it was noticed that 55.25% of those professionals presented low stress. In an investigation among nurses of a unit of a surgical clinic, 55.56% presented low stress (21) . In this sense, once the subject can use strategies for the Coping of the stressors (16) , the predominance of low stress among the nurses in that investigation can be related to the use of strategies of effective Coping for the experienced situations.…”

“…In this context, it was observed that the most used (21) . In an investigation with nurses of hemodialysis in the United States, using the Ways of Coping Questionnaire, the factor Resolution of Problems presented the highest average (22) .…”

“…Consequently, there is reduction of the productivity, impact to the quality of life of the worker and to the care rendered by these health professionals to the patients assisted in the health services. Still, many times, the workers keep away or abandon the work, which interferes in the organizational and financial dimensions of the services of health (17,(20)(21) .…”

“…In the studies above and in this investigation, the factors (strategies of Coping) and the items of scales (actions to administrate the stressors) refer to the strategies of Coping centered on the problem. These are considered more effective for the confrontation of the stressors once the main worry is in the direct resolution of the stressor and the subject can direct them internally (redefinition of the element stressor) or externally (negotiate to solve the interpersonal conflict or to ask for practical help to third parties) 16,21) . About this matter, in a survey of nurses of a child oncology unit, it was observed that, instead of annulling or keeping the stressor away from their daily activities, the nurses chose to try to solve their problems and to modify their attitudes, thus being able to deal with the pressures of the people in the environment surrounding them (23) .…”

Nursing team stress in the perioperative period: an integrative review

“…One study (20) demonstrated that the nurses of a surgical center reported higher stress levels in areas related to adequate unit operation, personnel management and interactions with other units. A recent research (21) , with a sample composed of surgical unit nurses also identified activities related to personnel management as the most stressful.…”