Difficulties and facilities in intensive care work: a nursing staff's perspective

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: to recognize the facilities and difficulties met in the everyday work routine of the nursing staff of an adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: exploratory-descriptive study of qualitative approach. The data was collected with 11 nursing workers of an adult ICU of a university hospital, between June and July, 2012, through semi-structured interview. The findings were analyzed based on content analysis. Results: several factors interfere in the development of the work, among them, facilities are: the use of technology and the small and restricted environment. Obstacles faced by the subjects were: personal conflicts, lack of commitment among colleagues and lack of human resources and of materials. Conclusion: despite the difficulties found during the development of ICU work, this activity is still seen as something rewarding by the nursing workers.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Facilidades e dificuldades do trabalho em terapia intensiva: um olhar da equipe de enfermagem ; Facilidades y dificultades del trabajo en terapia intensiva: desde una perspectiva del equipo de enfermería
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Umfang: Seite(n): 4757-4765
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8(3)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Intensivmedizin ; Pflegepersonal ; Krankenpfleger ; Krankenpflege

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Rodrigues, Isabela Lencina ; Camponogara, Silviamar ; Soares, Sabrina Gonçalves Aguiar ; Beck, Carmem Lucia Colomé ; Santos, Tanise Martins dos
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i3.4757-4765
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53716-3
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ