Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state

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Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Edeilson Vicente
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Amorim, Maria José Dantas Mesquita de, Lemos, Renata Maria Cavalcanti, Ferreira, Nadja da Silva, Silva, Flávio de Oliveira, Laureano Filho, José Rodrigues
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4331
Resumo: Absenteeism in nursing is an issue of serious concern since it interferes on client care besides overwhelming the other team members and may even lead to illness. The objective of this work was to identify and analyze the causes of absenteeism of hospital nursing service through an audit of records of unscheduled absences. This exploratory study with a quantitative approach was conducted in the Nursing Department in December 2010. The sample was composed by the registration forms from the period of January to December 2009. We analyzed data on gender and the most common causes of absenteeism. It was found out the prevalence of absenteeism in women, 72.86%, being the most common causes of sick leave, those related to the musculoskeletal system (20.63%). It was concluded that it was necessary to adopt preventive measures and programs aimed at improvements in working conditions favoring a better quality of life for health professionals and a dignified nursing care to users.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
title Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
spellingShingle Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
Ferreira, Edeilson Vicente
Absenteeism
Occupational Medicine
Nursing Staff
Occupational Health.
title_short Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
title_full Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
title_fullStr Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
title_full_unstemmed Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
title_sort Absenteeism of nursing in a university hospital of Pernambuco state
author Ferreira, Edeilson Vicente
author_facet Ferreira, Edeilson Vicente
Amorim, Maria José Dantas Mesquita de
Lemos, Renata Maria Cavalcanti
Ferreira, Nadja da Silva
Silva, Flávio de Oliveira
Laureano Filho, José Rodrigues
author_role author
author2 Amorim, Maria José Dantas Mesquita de
Lemos, Renata Maria Cavalcanti
Ferreira, Nadja da Silva
Silva, Flávio de Oliveira
Laureano Filho, José Rodrigues
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ferreira, Edeilson Vicente
Amorim, Maria José Dantas Mesquita de
Lemos, Renata Maria Cavalcanti
Ferreira, Nadja da Silva
Silva, Flávio de Oliveira
Laureano Filho, José Rodrigues
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Absenteeism
Occupational Medicine
Nursing Staff
Occupational Health.
topic Absenteeism
Occupational Medicine
Nursing Staff
Occupational Health.
description Absenteeism in nursing is an issue of serious concern since it interferes on client care besides overwhelming the other team members and may even lead to illness. The objective of this work was to identify and analyze the causes of absenteeism of hospital nursing service through an audit of records of unscheduled absences. This exploratory study with a quantitative approach was conducted in the Nursing Department in December 2010. The sample was composed by the registration forms from the period of January to December 2009. We analyzed data on gender and the most common causes of absenteeism. It was found out the prevalence of absenteeism in women, 72.86%, being the most common causes of sick leave, those related to the musculoskeletal system (20.63%). It was concluded that it was necessary to adopt preventive measures and programs aimed at improvements in working conditions favoring a better quality of life for health professionals and a dignified nursing care to users.
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