INFLUENCE OF PRECARIOUSNESS IN THE NURSING WORK PROCESS AND IN THE WORKER’S HEALTH

Abstract

Aim: to describe the influence of precariousness in the nursing work process and in the worker’s health. Method: qualitative study performed in a university hospital. Twenty-one nursing workers were attended. We used the semi-structured interview technique, and data were analyzed through content analysis. Results: two categories emerged, which were called “The influence of precariousness in the work process”, characterized by the lack of inputs and human resources, with a consequent decrease in the quality of the service; and “The repercussions of precariousness in the worker’s health”, entailing physical and psychological exhaustion to the worker. Conclusion: there is a need to raise awareness in institutional managers regarding the precariousness of the nursing work process, based on the worker’s health and the guarantee of quality in nursing care.