Acidentes de trabalho vivenciados pela equipe de enfermagem em um hospital publico de Cajazeiras-PB.

Abstract

Work is a source of health and occupies an important place in the life of each individual; it guarantees the survival of man, however, if there are no favorable conditions in the environment and relationships at work, this can be a source of illness for the professional. Nurses are one of the workers susceptible to developing diseases and suffering accidents in the work environment, as they work in potentially unhealthy institutions, in addition to developing activities that expose them to different risks capable of directly affecting their health and well-being. The objectives of this study were: to identify the prevalence of work accidents with nursing professionals at the Hospital Regional de Cajazeiras; Investigate the procedures performed by nursing professionals at the time of the accident and analyze the conduct of the participants in the face of the accident suffered. This is an exploratory study, with a quantitative approach, the quantitative data were analyzed in Microsoft Excel, Windows XP version, through the frequency and percentage index, with representation through graphs. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Collective Subject Discourse technique. The research sample consisted of 60 professionals from the Nursing Team, (28) 46% of the sample are aged between 20 and 30 years, (52) 87% are female, (34) 57% are in the service between 0 to 5 years, (18) 29% of nurses work 36 hours a week, (42) 70% of research participants do not take refresher courses, (40) 67% of research participants have suffered some type of work accident, among these, the most prevalent was accidents with bodily secretions (32) 36%, followed by sharp perforations (25) 27%. The CSD's allow us to conclude that the most common occupational hazards found in the hospital environment were biological hazards, accidents, chemicals and Ergonomic, Among the most common procedures at the time of misfortune, there are catheter handling, bronchial aspiration, preparation and administration of medication with the handling of sharp perforations, during the journey in the hospital corridors, needle recapping and disposal of the and matters, with respect to the conduct taken after the accident, most demonstrated through their reports that they did not have sufficient knowledge about it, which leads us to think about the existence of unpreparedness of these professionals. It is hoped that this study will contribute to the knowledge of the procedures that expose nursing workers to work accidents at the study site, thus reducing their occurrence and providing greater safety to workers in the work environment.