Satisfação no trabalho: indicador de qualidade no gerenciamento de recursos humanos em enfermagem

Estudo descritivo que aborda a satisfação no trabalho de enfermeiros gerentes e assistenciais nos Serviços de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de um hospital público da cidade de São Paulo. Objetivou identificar fatores geradores de satisfação no trabalho de enfermeiros gerentes e assistenciais e subsidiar os resultados para a construção de indicadores para avaliação da qualidade do gerenciamento de recursos humanos em Enfermagem. Os componentes do trabalho foram: autonomia, interação, status profissional, requisitos do trabalho, normas organizacionais e remuneração. Participaram do estudo 44 enfermeiros. O instrumento de coleta foi o questionário Índice de Satisfação Profissional (ISP). Concluindo, este estudo permitiu identificar que o grupo assistencial foi o mais satisfeito, com ISP 10,5; o gerencial totalizou 10,0. Quanto à satisfação com a atividade atual, 88,9% dos enfermeiros gerentes disseram estar satisfeitos, assim como 90,9% dos assistenciais. Para os dois grupos, a autonomia foi o componente de maior nível de satisfação profissional.

Identificação das intervenções de enfermagem na Atenção Primária à Saúde: parâmetro para o dimensionamento de trabalhadores

Na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) o quadro de trabalhadores de enfermagem é planejado de forma empírica, gerando distorção entre a alocação e a real necessidade das unidades de saúde. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar as intervenções de enfermagem na APS para subsidiar o dimensionamento dos trabalhadores. Foram utilizadas as seguintes fontes: revisão bibliográfica em bases de dados no período de 1999-2009; observação em campo em Unidade de Saúde da Família; levantamento em prontuários de famílias; mapeamento das atividades em intervenções de enfermagem segundo a taxonomia Nursing Interventions Classification e validação dessas intervenções. Identificaram-se 169 atividades: 11 atividades associadas; 5 pessoais; e 153 de cuidados diretos e indiretos que foram mapeadas e validadas em 7 domínios, 15 classes e 46 intervenções da NIC. O estudo possibilitou o reconhecimento das práticas de enfermagem na APS por meio de uma linguagem padronizada, subsidiando a sua aplicação na construção de instrumentos para a identificação da carga de trabalho.

Physical and psychosocial risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in Brazilian and Italian nurses

As part of the international CUPID investigation, we compared physical and psychosocial risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among nurses in Brazil and Italy. Using questionnaires, we collected information on musculoskeletal disorders and potential risk factors from 751 nurses employed in public hospitals. By fitting country-specific multiple logistic regression models, we investigated the association of stressful physical activities and psychosocial characteristics with site-specific and multisite pain, and associated sickness absence. We found no clear relationship between low back pain and occupational lifting, but neck and shoulder pain were more common among nurses who reported prolonged work with the arms in an elevated position. After adjustment for potential confounding variables, pain in the low back, neck and shoulder, multisite pain, and sickness absence were all associated with somatizing tendency in both countries. Our findings support a role of somatizing tendency in predisposition to musculoskeletal disorders, acting as an important mediator of the individual response to triggering exposures, such as work-load.

Nursing care time in the Intensive Care Unit: evaluation of the parameters proposed in COFEN Resolution Nº 293/04

This study aimed to evaluate the parameters established in COFEN Resolution 293/04 concerning nursing staff dimensioning in adult intensive care units (AICU). The research was conducted in six hospitals in São Paulo City. The daily quantitative average of professionals needed for patient care was calculated according to the parameters established by COFEN. The obtained results were compared with the existing number of daily staff members in these units. It was observed that the proportions recommended by COFEN for the nurse category are superior to those used in the hospitals studied, which represents a challenge for Brazilian nursing. Mean care time values were found appropriate and represent important standards for dimensioning the minimum number of professionals in AICU. This study contributed to the validation of the parameters indicated in Resolution 293/04 for nursing staff dimensioning in the AICU.

Challenges for nursing education in Angola: the perception of nurse leaders affiliated with professional education institutions

Background: Angola is one of the African countries with the highest morbidity and mortality rates and a devastating lack of human resources for health, including nursing. The World Health Organization stimulates and takes technical cooperation initiatives for human resource education and training in health and education, with a view to the development of countries in the region. The aim in this study was to identify how nurses affiliated with nursing education institutions perceive the challenges nursing education is facing in Angola. Methods: After consulting the National Directory of Human Resources in Angola, the nurse leaders affiliated with professional nursing education institutions in Angola were invited to participate in the study by email. Data were collected in February 2009 through the focus group technique. The group of participants was focused on the central question: what are the challenges faced for nursing education in your country? To register and understand the information, besides the use of a recorder, the reporters elaborated an interpretative report. Data were coded using content analysis. Results: Fourteen nurses participated in the meeting, most of whom were affiliated with technical nursing education institutions. It was verified that the nurse leaders at technical and higher nursing education institutions in Angola face many challenges, mainly related to the lack of infrastructure, absence of trained human resources, bureaucratic problems to regularize the schools and lack of material resources. On the opposite, the solutions they present are predominantly centered on the valuation of nursing professionals, which implies cultural and attitude changes. Conclusions: Public health education policies need to be established in Angola, including action guidelines that permit effective nursing activities. Professional education institutions need further regularizations and nurses need to be acknowledged as key elements for the qualitative enhancement of health services in the country.

Knowledge management in health: a systematic literature review

Knowledge has been used as a resource for intelligent and effective action planning in organizations. Interest in research on knowledge management processes has intensified in different areas. A systematic literature review was accomplished, based on the question: what are the contributions of Brazilian and international journal publications on knowledge management in health? The sample totaled 32 items that complied with the inclusion criteria. The results showed that 78% of journals that published on the theme are international, 77% of researchers work in higher education and 65% have a Ph.D. The texts gave rise to five thematic categories, mainly: development of knowledge management systems in health (37.5%), discussion of knowledge management application in health (28.1%) and nurses' function in knowledge management (18.7%).