Estresse e fatores estressores: repercussões na saúde de enfermeiros intensivistas.

Abstract

Stress can be defined as any situation where an unspecified demand would require an individual to respond or take an action and stressors would be the events that preceded or precipitated a change; an unmet need. This work was developed with the objectives of identifying nurses 'perception of stress, investigating the stressors that most affect nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and listing the nurses' most frequent signs and symptoms at the end of a shift. The methodology used was exploratory in nature, with analysis of quanti-qualitative data, collected through interviews, with a semi-structured script. Quantitative data were represented by graphs and tables and qualitative data by means of tables, using the collective subject's discourse. The sample consisted of six nurses. The results revealed that 83.3% are between 25 and 30 years old, the majority of these professionals 83.3%, are female and only 33.3% have children. Regarding having another job, 33.3% said yes and 33.3% answered that they have been working in the ICU for more than eight months and have a weekly load between 24 and 30 hours. Regarding the stressors that most affect them, 100% pointed out inadequate and / or insufficient resources. In addition, at the end of a shift, 100% reported muscle pain and / or back pain. From the analysis of the discourse, it is noticed that the participants understand what stress is because they express, in terms of experience, the concept of the word, whether in situations generated during shifts or even with the family; they also find work in this sector stressful because it requires fast attitudes, few professionals, insufficient resources, interpersonal issues, unfavorable food, dealing with the threshold of life and death and the suffering of family members.From the data, it can be observed that there is a need for a greater discussion on occupational health, the working conditions of nurses and on strategies that minimize the impacts that these problems generate in the daily lives of these professionals. Stress can be defined as any situation in which an unspecified demand would require an individual to respond or take an action and stressors would be the events that preceded or precipitated a change; an unmet need. This work was developed with the objectives of identifying nurses 'perception of stress, investigating the stressors that most affect nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and listing the nurses' most frequent signs and symptoms at the end of a shift. The methodology used was of an exploratory nature, with analysis of quanti-qualitative data, collected through interviews, with a semi-structured script. Quantitative data were represented by graphs and tables and qualitative data by means of tables, using the collective subject's discourse. The sample consisted of six nurses. The results revealed that 83.3% are between 25 and 30 years old, the majority of these professionals 83.3%, are female and only 33.3% have children. Regarding having another job, 33.3% said yes and 33.3% answered that they have been working in the ICU for more than eight months and have a weekly load between 24 and 30 hours. Regarding the stressors that most affect them, 100% pointed out inadequate and / or insufficient resources. In addition, at the end of a shift, 100% reported muscle pain and / or back pain. From the analysis of the discourse, it is noticed that the participants understand what stress is because they express, in terms of experience, the concept of the word, whether in situations generated during shifts or even with the family; they also find work in this sector stressful because it requires fast attitudes, few professionals, insufficient resources, interpersonal issues, unfavorable food, dealing with the threshold of life and death and the suffering of family members. From the data, it can be observed that there is a need for a greater discussion on occupational health, the nurses' working conditions and on strategies that minimize the impacts that these problems generate in the daily lives of these professionals.