A saúde do trabalhador da enfermagem: uma contribuição para o trabalho do enfermeiro na Atenção Básica

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the main aspects related to the health of the nursing worker, discussed in the literature. It was performed a reflection on the contribution of these aspects to the nursing work within the Primary Health Care. It was used a narrative review of the literature in the databases linked to the Health Virtual Library. Some references known by the author were also used. Results indicate that nursing workers are submitted to numerous risks and inadequate working conditions. In this case, Ergonomics is strategic, since it is possible to approach the daily work difficulties, which may arise from the conflict between the system logic and the logic of the working process. Besides Ergonomics, there are other mechanisms to protect the workers health and safety, such as specific legislation created by the Ministry of Labour and by the Ministry of Health, as the Regulatory Standards 32 and 17 and the 8.080/90 law. In the context of primary health care, the nursing worker faces risk situations such as overlapping functions, extended hours of work, interpersonal conflicts arising from the teamwork, and deficiencies of material and human resources. It is expected that be possible to develop a set of physical, organizational and interpersonal interventions in order to improve workers health in primary health care.