Produção Nacional
Proposals for improving working conditions at an outpatient clinic: the nursing standpoint
2016; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Volume: 20; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5935/1414-8145.20160041
ISSN2177-9465
AutoresShino Shoji, Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza, Sheila Nascimento Pereira de Farias, Manoel Luís Cardoso Vieira, Jane Márcia Progianti,
Tópico(s)Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
ResumoObjectives: To identify nursing staff's perceptions of working conditions and to propose measures to minimise related adverse impacts on their health and disease processes.Methods: A qualitative, descriptive study of 40 nurses working at an outpatient clinic in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, through semi-structured interviews interpreted in the light of content analysis.Results:Participants prepared suggestions focussed on modernising physical infrastructure, replacing workstation furniture and dividing job activities equitably.Conclusion: There is considerable need to set up a Workers Health Centre, through which to implement measures to counter occupational risks and promote workers' health and safety.Practical implications: This highlights the importance of preventing occupational hazards in nursing work in order to reduce work-related diseases.
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