Results
Title

Complexities of nursing in healthcare waste management in hospitals.

Authors

Carvalho Ferreira, Maria José; Arena Ventura, Carla Aparecida; Valadares, Glaucia Valente; da Silva, Thiago Privado; da Silva, Laura Johanson; Silva, Ítalo Rodolfo

Abstract

Objectives: to understand how healthcare waste management is developed by nursing professionals in hospitals. Methods: qualitative research, whose theoretical and methodological frameworks were Complexity Theory and Grounded Theory. Thirty-two nursing professionals from a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used. Results: nursing affects healthcare waste management multidimensionally. Shortage of materials and work overload were identified as factors that influence professionals' decision-making and increase the risk of improper waste disposal. The lack of knowledge on the subject also influences nursing practice. However, professionals value actions related to hazardous waste. Final Considerations: nursing professionals recognize themselves in healthcare waste management and understand the need to develop systemic awareness for sustainable practice.

Subjects

BRAZIL; WASTE management; QUALITATIVE research; RESEARCH funding; HOSPITAL nursing staff; INDEPENDENT variables; SUSTAINABLE development; RESEARCH; GROUNDED theory

Publication

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2024, Vol 77, Issue 6, p1

ISSN

0034-7167

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0391