Descanso noturno: influências da ergonomia na adaptação do trabalho de enfermagem

• Ano de defesa: 2017
• Autor(a) principal: Rebelo, Alcione Morais dos Santos
• Orientador(a): Mauro, Maria Yvone Chaves
• Banca de defesa: Marques, Sergio Corrêa , Rosas, Ann Mary Machado Tinoco Feitosa
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem
• Departamento: Centro Biomédico::Faculdade de Enfermagem
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Turno noturno; Adaptação; Saúde do trabalhador
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Night shift; Adaptation; Occupational health
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM
• Link de acesso: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/11428

The purpose of this research is to study the influence of night shift work and its relations with sociodemographic and physiological variables in the context of the health of a Nursing professional, considering a human being's biopsychosocial needs. The research has as a study object the adaptation of the nursing workers to nocturnal work and its repercussions in the health of said professionals, aiming to deepen the understanding of the theme and subsidize the discussions about regulamentation of nocturnal rest in an adequate fashion while on duty. Sleep is not simply rest, seeing as according to Medeiros et al. (2009) sleeping is an active process during which some parts of the brain display the same activities as when in an alert state. When sleep deprivation is excessive and persistent, it can cause fatigue, decrease in mental alertness, irritability, amongst other symptoms. The objectives of this research are: General Objetive: Assess the influences of night shit work in relation to health and well-being problems, of the night shift workers as noticed by said professionals in a large-scale hospital. Specific Objectives: Identify the socioeconomic, physiological and legal aspects of nursing professionals who are active in night shifts as professional categories; Verify the conditions of nocturnal rest of nursing workers; discuss the signals and symptoms perceived by said workers about the aspects of night shift work. The utilized method for this research was that of a descriptive exploratory study, with a quantitative approach made up of 89 night shift nursing professionals, distributed between 36 nurses, 19 nursing technicians and 34 nursing assistants. The results reveal that the nurses feel exhausted after the shift, because of the time dedicated to both nursing and family responsibilities, and they show a greater weight gain during periods of night shift work. The rest site was considered adequate by most of the participants of the three categories, for it made possible for them to compensate for the lost sleep during rest hours allowed by the Organization. In conclusion, being the nocturnal rest held in an adequate place, it is considered one of the most effective ergonomic strategies for cognitive adaptation of night shift nursing professionals. However, the nocturnal rest is assumed to be insufficient and inadaptive to other strategies of warranting essential quality of life for the professional such as nourishment, leisure (recreation) and healthy time with the family. It suggests that other strategies are essential to face the effects of nocturnal work, involving two basic levels: individual and organizational. Only then will nocturnal work be healthy for professionals, provide better quality assistance for clients and avoid accidents for both workers and patients, for the concession of nocturnal rest time during night shifts is not enough.