Qualidade de vida no trabalho de enfermeiros de um hospital universitário

Abstract

Qualidade de vida no trabalho de enfermeiros de um hospital universitário Quality of life at work among nurses of a university hospitalCalidad de vida en el trabajo de enfermeros de un hospital universitario

Life Quality: The Night Shift Work Challenge To Nursing Team / Qualidade de Vida: O Desafio do Trabalho Noturno Para a Equipe de Enfermagem

“…Regarding the age, they showed that among 52 workers, 44 (84.6%) were over 35 years old and have more than one employment relationship, although the ability to work may decrease with age, especially after 35 years old. 3,9 Thus, it is observed that the age is similar to that of the participants of this study who still receive family income of a maximum of three minimum wages, whose greater use is to help in the family's support. It is possible to infer that workers suffer from low-paid problems, and therefore need other employment(s) to complement and/ or increase their income.…”

“…In turn, the facets are divided into the physical, psychological, social and environmental domains. 3 The physical domain includes the dimension of pain and discomfort, energy and fatigue, sleep and rest, activities of daily living, dependence on medication or treatments, work capacity. The psychological domain focuses on positive feelings such as thinking, learning, memory and concentration, self-esteem, body image and appearance, negative feelings, spirituality, religiosity and personal beliefs.…”

“…This is because the psychophysiological wear is greater, compared to those who work during the day, because they carry out their activities at the moment when the functioning of the organism is diminished. [3][4] The wear and tear of nighttime workers comes from the stress generated by the perception of stimuli that provoke emotional arousal and disturbance of homeostasis, which contributes to a process of adaptation characterized by psychological and physiological disorders. 5 The human organism is endowed with circadian rhythm, which regulates the period of rest and activity, and the fact of being exposed to enlightenment during work and sleep deprivation directly influences the physiology and behavior of the human organism, consequently will reflect in a series of diseases.⁴ Among the occupational diseases related to nursing night work, alterations in the digestive, cardiocirculatory, gastrointestinal, neurological and musculoskeletal systems may be listed, as well as a low capacity to reconcile normal sleep.…”

“…Although they are part of the work routine, these feelings, reconciled with the new roles that nursing has been assuming in society and the long working day, cause the worker an internal and external imbalance. 3 In hospitalization, the nursing team remains in the work place for 24 hours, and thus provides a significant amount of dedication and care to the client and his/her caregivers. Therefore, nursing workers are susceptible to change in LQ, especially night workers.…”

Nurses’ Self-Evaluation of Health and Quality of Life Inside the Workplace

“…In contrast, in Rio Grande do Sul, the average workload was of 34.4 weekly hours [14]. In Espirito Santo, inside a university hospital, 60% of the nurses worked up to 40 hours and 18.9%, more than 60 hours [15]. In the weekly workload of nurses from Pelotas, it was observed a prevalence on the morning shifts and/or afternoon, with a weekly workload of up to 40 weekly [11].…”