Meaning of work from the perspective of hospital nurses / Sentido del trabajo en la perspectiva de los enfermeros del ámbito hospitalario / Sentido do trabalho na perspectiva dos enfermeiros do âmbito hospitalar

ABSTRACT Objectives: to know the meaning of the role of nurses in the hospital environment. Methods: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, whose setting was a university hospital in Minas Gerais with 50 nurses. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to content analysis, with the contribution of the Interface software from R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionalnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. Results: three categories emerged: "Nurses' daily work in the hospital environment"; "Work motivation as an influential factor in the meaning of work"; "The two faces of the meaning of work: pleasure and suffering". Nurses attributed a positive meaning to their work. Final Considerations: three dimensions of the meaning of work were highlighted: individual, organizational and social. These influenced the professional, social, working and individual life of nurses.

RESUMEN Objetivos: conocer el significado del trabajo del enfermero en el ámbito hospitalario. Métodos: estudio descriptivo con abordaje cualitativo, cuyo ámbito fue un hospital universitario de Minas Gerais con 50 enfermeras. Datos recogidos a través de entrevistas y analizados según análisis de contenido, con el aporte del software Interface de R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionalnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. Resultados: surgieron tres categorías: "Trabajo diario del enfermero en el ámbito hospitalario"; "La motivación en el trabajo como factor de influencia hacia el trabajo"; "Las dos caras del significado del trabajo: placer y sufrimiento". Las enfermeras atribuyeron un significado positivo al trabajo. Consideraciones Finales: se evidenciaron tres dimensiones del significado del trabajo: individual, organizacional y social. Estos influyeron en el desempeño profesional, en la vida social, laboral e individual del enfermero.

RESUMO Objetivos: conhecer o sentido do trabalho para enfermeiros do âmbito hospitalar. Métodos: estudodescritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, cujo cenário foi um hospital universitário de Minas Gerais com 50 enfermeiros. Os dados coletados por meio de entrevista e analisados conforme análise de conteúdo, com a contribuição do software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. Resultados: emergiram três categorias: "Cotidiano do trabalho dos enfermeiros no âmbito hospitalar"; "Motivação no trabalho como fator influenciador no sentido do trabalho"; "As duas faces do sentido do trabalho: prazer e sofrimento". Os enfermeiros atribuíram sentido positivo ao trabalho. Considerações Finais: evidenciaram-se três dimensões do sentido do trabalho: individual, organizacional e social. Estas influenciavam a atuação profissional, na vida social, laboral e individual do enfermeiro.

Meaning of work from the perspective of hospital nurses.

OBJECTIVES: to know the meaning of the role of nurses in the hospital environment. METHODS: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, whose setting was a university hospital in Minas Gerais with 50 nurses. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to content analysis, with the contribution of the Interface software from R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionalnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. RESULTS: three categories emerged: "Nurses' daily work in the hospital environment"; "Work motivation as an influential factor in the meaning of work"; "The two faces of the meaning of work: pleasure and suffering". Nurses attributed a positive meaning to their work. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: three dimensions of the meaning of work were highlighted: individual, organizational and social. These influenced the professional, social, working and individual life of nurses.