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Scientific production about the working conditions of nursing in emergency and urgent services
Produção científica acerca das condições de trabalho da enfermagem em serviços de urgência e emergência
Producción científica acerca de las condiciones de trabajo de enfermería en servicios de urgencia y emergencia
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Abstract Objective: to investigate the scientific productions on the working conditions of nursing staff in the emergency and urgent care sector. Method: integrative literature review including scientific articles indexed in the Virtual Health Library databases over the past five years (2010-2014). Results: ... view more
Objective: to investigate the scientific productions on the working conditions of nursing staff in the emergency and urgent care sector. Method: integrative literature review including scientific articles indexed in the Virtual Health Library databases over the past five years (2010-2014). Results: Among the 87 articles identified, 13 were selected productions, whose approach has raised two categories: capacity and working conditions; Risks and accidents. Conclusion: the analyzed articles revealed inadequate working conditions to which nursing professionals are exposed daily in urgent and emergency services, which put them at risk of acquiring infectious diseases, exposure to physical and verbal violence, occupational stress, among others. In addition, it was found that the exhaustive hours and low pay are factors responsible for wear in the workplace.... view less
Keywords
nursing staff; working conditions; occupational safety; risk; psychophysical stress; workload; rescue services; working hours; income
Classification
Medical Sociology
Working Conditions
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 3845-3859
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i1.3845-3859
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed