Offshore work and the work of nurses on board: an integrative review

Authors

  • Silvana Aline Cordeiro Antoniolli Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Suzel Vaz Emmel Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Gímerson Erick Ferreira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Potiguara de Oliveira Paz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Dagmar Elaine Kaiser Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000400021

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo know the production of theoretical approaches on issues related to offshore work and the work of offshore nurses.METHODIntegrative literature review conducted in the databases of LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE, SciELO and Index PSI.RESULTSWe selected 33 studies published in national and international journals between 1997 and 2014. The thematic analysis corpus resulted in four central themes: offshore work environment; amid work adversities, an escape; structuring of offshore health and safety services; in search of safe practices.CONCLUSIONThis study contributes to the offshore work of nurses in relation to the nature of work, acting amid adversities and the restless search for safe practices in the open sea.

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Published

2015-08-01

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Critical Review

License

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How to Cite

Antoniolli, S. A. C., Emmel, S. V., Ferreira, G. E., Paz, P. de O., & Kaiser, D. E. (2015). Offshore work and the work of nurses on board: an integrative review. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 49(4), 689-698. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000400021