THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OF NURSES WHO PERFORM CARE ACTIVITIES IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Flávia Boaretto Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad Universidade Estadual de Londrina.
  • Mariana Angela Rossaneis Universidade Estadual de Londrina.
  • Raquel Gvozd Universidade Estadual de Londrina.
  • Paloma de Souza Cavalcante Pissinati Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.44006

Keywords:

Health institutions environment, University hospitals, Nursing, Professional practice, Work environment.

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the work environment favorable to the professional practice of nurses in a public university hospital. Cross-sectional quantitative study with 60 care nurses using the Nursing Work Index – Revised questionnaire. The data were collected from November 2014 to January 2015. Also, 45 (75%) of the nurses who participated in the study satisfied with their work. All the 12 sectors of the institution favored the nursing practice in the following aspects: management support, autonomy and control of work processes, particular in Bone Marrow Transplant units and in the Infectious and Communicable Diseases unit, which, unlike the others, were specialized and had lower employee turnover. According to most respondents, the physician-nurse relationship was poor, unsatisfactory, and obtained low scores. It is concluded that knowledge of the characteristics that favor the exercise of professional nursing activities may broaden the discussion of strategies aimed to improve the nursing work.

Author Biographies

Flávia Boaretto, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira pós-graduanda na modalidade de residência em Gerência dos Serviços de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad, Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Enfermeira doutora em Enfermagem, docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL).

Mariana Angela Rossaneis, Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Enfermeira doutoranda em Enfermagem, docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL).

Raquel Gvozd, Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Enfermeira doutoranda em Enfermagem, docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL).

Paloma de Souza Cavalcante Pissinati, Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Enfermagem. Enfermeira da Prefeitura Municipal de Rolândia. Rolândia-PR-Brasil.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Boaretto, F., Haddad, M. do C. F. L., Rossaneis, M. A., Gvozd, R., & Pissinati, P. de S. C. (2016). THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OF NURSES WHO PERFORM CARE ACTIVITIES IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i2.44006

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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