Occupational hazards among nursing professionals from primary care units in Uberaba - MG, / Riscos ocupacionais entre trabalhadores de enfermagem de unidades de pronto atendimento em Uberaba - MG

AUTOR(ES)

Rita de Cássia de Marchi Barcellos Dalri

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

This study is concerned with nursing occupational hazards in primary care units, and the related health problems shown by those professionals working there. The overall objective was to characterize the occupational hazards existing in this working environment. The presented study is a descriptive one, with data quantitative analysis, and was carried out at two local units in Uberaba Town, MG, Brazil, using as instrument a semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 64 professionals were used as subjects for the analysis, including nurses and nursing assistants, which correspond to 55.17% of the nursing professionals in those units. The results have shown that 84.4% of the subjects are women, aged between 20 and 59 years, married (46.9%) with two children on average. Most of them are nursing assistants (70.3%), holding permanent job positions, working between 44 and 136 hours a week. The most common health problems reported are pains (39.64%), while wounds caused by sharp objects were cited as the most common work accident (47.62%). Psychosocial situations were quoted as the main occupational hazard (49.83%). Most of the nursing professionals working in those units work two or more shifts a day, either in the same or different places. This may be a worsening condition for the arising of the health problems and work accidents reported by them. Thus, it can be concluded that the working environment in those primary care units is clearly stressing, which explains the occupational hazards and health problems that have been found. Preventive measures must be taken in order to minimize those problems.

ASSUNTO(S)

nursing team equipe de enfermagem riscos ocupacionais enfermagem em emergência trabalho occupational health work work accidents occupational hazards saúde do trabalhador acidentes de trabalho emergency nursing

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