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- Title
Estresse ocupacional na enfermagem atuante na unidade de terapia intensiva.
- Authors
Borges Teixeira, Larissa; Uchôa Portela Veloso, Lorena; Arão Pereira Ribeiro, Ítalo; Nunes De Oliveira, Tauane; Leal Cortez, Antônio Carlos
- Abstract
Introduction: Stress has been one of the problems that has most affected the nursing staff in the ICU, causing functional impairment, as well as instability in the health of these professionals. Objective: To describe, through the integrative review, the stress in nursing work in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and to identify factors, signs and symptoms associated with occupational stress. Method: This is an integrative research, using as database Virtual Health Library (VHL), published from 2002 to 2012. Results: The information analyzed allowed the characterization of the main evidence in three categories: 1) Prevalence of experienced stress by Nursing in ICUs; 2)factors causing stress in the ICU and its consequences for nursing; and 3) Key signs and symptoms of stress in nursing in the ICU environment. The results demonstrated the magnitude and the main aggravations of this disturbance to the professionals. Conclusion: Occupational stress can affect each and every worker, since all work is subject to specific features which may cause situations that cause stress. the identification of measures and techniques is necessary to minimize the effects of stress for nursing engaged in the ICU in order to ensure the welfare of these professionals to perform with full quality their duties.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care units; JOB stress; NURSES; PSYCHOLOGY of nurses; NURSING practice; SYSTEMATIC reviews; JOB performance; OCCUPATIONAL roles
- Publication
Investigacion en Enfermeria: Imagen y Desarrollo, 2017, Vol 19, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
0124-2059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11144/Javeriana.ie19-2.eoea