Banca de DEFESA: SILVANA COSTA VASQUES

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STUDENT : SILVANA COSTA VASQUES
DATE: 14/07/2025
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: virtual
TITLE:

WORKING AND HEALTH CONDITIONS OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE STATE OF AMAZONAS

KEY WORDS:

Occupational Health; Nursing; Work-related Illness; ICU; Hospital.

PAGES: 51
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Saúde Pública
SUMMARY:

Introduction: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a place designed to provide care to critically ill patients who require intensive care, technological resources, and specific technical skills. In this environment, where nursing activities are, for the most part, complex and challenging, double work shifts, work overload, and other working conditions result in both physical and mental exhaustion.Objective: To comprehend healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the implications of working conditions on the health of ICU workers.Methodology: This is an exploratory and descriptive research with a qualitative approach conducted at the University Hospital, with data collection carried out between August 2024 and February 2025 in the city of Manaus. The target population consisted of 41 professionals, including 29 nursing technicians and 12 nurses from the intensive care unit. Data were collected through a form sent via Google Forms, containing both closed and open questions, and organized in two parts: the first aimed at profiling the workers, and the second aimed at identifying the working and health conditions of the professionals who make up the population.Results: Working in the ICU is naturally exhausting, both physically and emotionally. Caring for critically ill patients, the closed environment, excessive lighting, and double shifts (when needed), add to other elements that, sometimes, negatively impact the health of nursing team members.Final Considerations: It is expected that this work will contribute to the creation of evidence regarding the working conditions of the nursing team in the ICU environment and add to other scientific studies that advocate for decent and fair working conditions for nursing staff and all healthcare workers.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2626690 - JANETE LIMA DE CASTRO
Interna - 2568454 - ELISANGELA FRANCO DE OLIVEIRA CAVALCANTE
Externa à Instituição - SANAY VITORINO DE SOUZA - UFAM