Avaliação dos níveis de fadiga em trabalhadores de enfermagem de um hospital escola

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the fatigue levels of nursing professionals at a Hospital Escola de Goiânia, whose specific objectives were to outline the sociodemographic profile, evaluate the fatigue levels associated with the work environment, and compare fatigue levels with variables sociodemographic. Methods; An analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, with 25 nurses and 94 technicians in nursing. Discussion; it was identified that 97.5% of the interviewees are female, most of them between 20 and 35 years old, who have a double working day, and between 1 and 5 years of nursing service, of which 53.1 % presented fatigue. Conclusion; the study suggests the occurrence of fatigue is associated with the stressful situations experienced by the nursing professional in their work practice, as well as the exposure to physical and biological risks, in addition to the long and painful working days.