Mental workloads and exhaustion of nursing workers at a teaching hospital in Paraná, Brazil

Authors

  • Iara Aparecida de Oliveira Secco Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz Robazzi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Francisco Eugênio Alves de Souza Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Hospital Universitário
  • Denise Sayuri Shimizu Prefeitura Municipal de Paranaguá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v6i1p1-17

Keywords:

Stress, Psychological; Workload; Occupational Health; Nursing; Hospitals, Teaching

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to analyze mental workloads of the nursing team at a teaching hospital and their relation with these workers' exhaustion. The methodological framework was based on the historical materialism. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with seven nurse managers. The findings evidenced that the mental loads are related to the inherent burden of this activity, and the contact with pain and death. Moreover, the life history and the socioeconomic difficulties have contributed to potentiate the mental loads. Prevention and care actions targeting nursing workers' physical and mental health are absolutely necessary.

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Secco, I. A. de O., Robazzi, M. L. do C. C., Souza, F. E. A. de, & Shimizu, D. S. (2010). Mental workloads and exhaustion of nursing workers at a teaching hospital in Paraná, Brazil. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 6(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v6i1p1-17