Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem (Jun 2009)
Stress dos enfermeiros de pronto socorro dos hospitais brasileiros
Abstract
The nursing profession is considered a suffering the impact of stress, which arises from the constant care on patientsand people with unpredictable situations, especially at the emergency room. The purpose of this study was to verifythe stressors of nurses working in emergency room units in Brazil. The studied population consisted of 143 nursesworking in emergency room units which were inserted into institutions of high complexity of health care. Data werecollected from 2005 to 2006 using the Bianchi's Stress Scale, consisting of socio-demographic characteristics and by51 items, divided into six areas, which include the relationship (A), operation of the unit (B), administration of staff(C), nursing care (D), the coordination unit (E) and working conditions (F). Statistical analysis was descriptive andinferential, using analysis of variance ANOVA. In the analysis of these six areas were obtained, "Working conditions(F)" was the most stressful area for nurses and "Relationship (A)" was the least area, regardless of geographicalregion that belonged to the nurse. As conclusion, the organizational structure of hospital has the responsibility in thelevel of stress of the nurses in emergency room, so we need to encourage the use of coping strategies to minimize theeffects of stress in these professionals.
