Aim: To evaluate the management modes in the workplace of the nursing staff of the surgical ward of a university hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative and analytical study performed in the Surgical Ward of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Sample consisted of 160 nursing workers who answered the Management Styles Assessment Scale. Comparisons were made using Student's t-test and One-Way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson's chi-square test, multiple comparisons test and multiple linear regression analyzes. Results: The Collectivist style was classified as “Predominant” by 46.2% (72) of the workers. The Normative and Directive styles were rated as “Moderate Presence” by 53.2% (84) and 50.3% (77), respectively. The Individualist style was rated as “Unremarkable” by 60.6% (94) of the sample. Conclusions: The presence of collectivist management meets the characteristics of nursing work, which is patient care, planned and performed jointly and in line with the multiprofessional team in the pursuit of comprehensive care.

Objetivos: analisar o trabalho da equipe de enfermagem no centro cirúrgico e os danos físicos, psicológicos e sociais relacionados à saúde do trabalhador. Métodos: estudo quantitativo realizado de novembro de 2017 a janeiro de 2018 no centro cirúrgico de um hospital universitário. Amostra foi composta por 160 trabalhadores de enfermagem que responderam a Escala de Avaliação de Danos Relacionados ao Trabalho. Os dados foram analisados por meio do teste t de Student, análise de variância One-Way (ANOVA) seguido do teste de qui-quadrado de Pearson. Resultados: danos psicológicos e sociais foram avaliados pelos trabalhadores como risco baixo por 86,8% (139) e 87,4% (140), respectivamente. Danos físicos apresentaram risco médio por 57,9% (93) da amostra. Conclusões: os resultados direcionam a atenção dos gestores e serviço de medicina ocupacional para os danos físicos, evitando que se agravem e assim promover melhorias nas condições de trabalho e na saúde do trabalhador.

Objectives: to analyze the work of the nursing team in the operating room and the physical, psychological, and social damage related to occupational health. Methods: quantitative study conducted from November 2017 to January 2018 in the operating room of a university hospital. The sample consisted of 160 nursing workers who responded to the Work-Related Damage Assessment Scale. Data were analyzed using the Student’s t test, One-Way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Pearson’s chi-square test. Results: psychological and social damage were assessed by workers as low risk by 86.8% (139) and 87.4% (140), respectively. Physical damage was considered a medium risk by 57.9% (93) of the sample. Conclusions: the results direct the attention of managers and the occupational medicine service to physical damage, preventing them from getting worse and thus promoting improvements in working conditions and occupational health.