O stresse profissional dos enfermeiros

• Author(s): Santos, José Manuel dos ; Teixeira, Zélia
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/1290
• Origin: Repositório Institucional - Universidade Fernando Pessoa
• Subject(s): Stresse; Enfermagem; Stress; Nursing
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

Era objectivo do estudo saber quais as situações do quotidiano profissional dos enfermeiros que mais frequentemente são sentidas como stressantes, concluindo-se que são as relacionadas com “a morte e o morrer”. seguem-se-lhe as associadas à “carga de trabalho”, à “incerteza quanto aos tratamentos”, à “preparação inadequada para lidar com as necessidades emocionais dos doentes e dos seus familiares”, aos “conflitos com os médicos”, aos “conflitos com outros enfermeiros e com os chefes, e à “falta de apoio dos colegas”. The main goal of the study was to know which everyday work situations are more often perceived as stressful by nurses. the results shows that the death and dying situations are the factors most disturbing, followed by the overwork, the uncertainty about the treatments results, the lack of preparation to provide support to the patient and family’s emotional needs, the conflicts with physicians, chiefs nursing and other colleagues, and the lack of support.