Analysis of the accidents at work in the nursing staff: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To analyze work-related injuries in nursing staff. Method: Integrative review in which the sample was obtained by articles of national and international journals that were available on the SciELO and LILACS databases, between 2007-2011. Results: We found 212 publications, of which 18 were selected after applying the inclusion criteria. A large number of publications were found in SciELO (61%) and there was equality in the number of publications in the years 2007-2009 and 2011 (22,2%). After examination, it was noticed that the nursing staff is very struck by accidents, and that the sharps are the main villains in this sense, and biological material is also very present. Conclusion: It is concluded that not only the workers should have care knowledge in their workplace, but also the health institutions have to meet their obligations in order to protect the workers.