Occupational nursing in portugal: context and perspectives / Enfermería del trabajo en portugal: contexto y perspectivas / Enfermagem do trabalho em portugal: contexto e perspetivas

Objective: to know the perception of nurses at work regarding the areas of knowledge and intervention. Method: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. It involved a sample of 472 occupational nurses. A questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument, which took place between May and September 2017, based on the core areas of knowledge and competencies of the occupational nurse and on the scale of perception of the areas of knowledge and intervention of the occupational nurse. Results: Occupational Nursing was understood by the majority as a transitory professional activity, because it was exercised as a financial complement to the main activity or because they could not be placed in the area of professional practice of their preference. Conclusion: the professional practice in the areas of knowledge and intervention was devalued or not recognized and seen by the majority of nurses as transitory, because almost half aspire to work in the future in this area, but only on a part-time basis.

Objetivo: conocer la percepción de las enfermeras en el trabajo con respecto a las áreas de conocimiento e intervención. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal. Involucró una muestra de 472 enfermeras de trabajo. Se utilizó un cuestionario como instrumento de recolección de datos, que tuvo lugar entre mayo y septiembre de 2017, basado en las áreas nucleares de conocimiento y competencias de la enfermera de trabajo y en la escala de percepción de las áreas de conocimiento e intervención de la enfermera de trabajo. Resultados: la Enfermería Ocupacional fue entendida por la mayoría como una actividad profesional transitoria, porque se ejercía como complemento económico de la actividad principal o porque no podían ubicarse en el área de práctica profesional de su preferencia. Conclusión: la práctica profesional en las áreas de conocimiento e intervención fue devaluada o no reconocida y vista por la mayoría de las enfermeras como transitoria, porque casi la mitad aspira a trabajar en el futuro en esta área, pero solo a tiempo parcial.

Objetivo: conhecer a perceção dos enfermeiros do trabalho no que respeita às áreas de conhecimento e intervenção. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal. Envolveu amostra de 472 enfermeiros do trabalho. Utilizou-se como instrumento de recolha de dados, que decorreu entre maio e setembro de 2017, questionário, alicerçado nas áreas nucleares de conhecimentos e competências do enfermeiro do trabalho e na escala de perceção das áreas de conhecimento e intervenção do enfermeiro do trabalho. Resultados: a Enfermagem do Trabalho foi entendida pela maioria como atividade profissional transitória, pelo facto de ser exercida como complemento financeiro à atividade principal ou porque não conseguiram colocação na área de exercício profissional da sua preferência. Conclusão: o exercício profissional nas áreas de conhecimento e intervenção foi desvalorizado ou não reconhecido e encarado pela maioria dos enfermeiros como transitório, pelo facto de quase metade ambicionar trabalhar no futuro nessa área, mas apenas em regime de tempo parcial.

Need and Capacity of a Toolkit for Occupational Health Nurses to Promote a New or Enhanced Drug-Free Workplace Program.

Background: A drug-free workplace program (DFWP) has been shown to be effective in reducing workers' drug misuse. The purpose of this project was to determine the need and capacity for a new or enhanced DFWP in a large health system. If determined to be needed, the next step would be to develop, implement, and evaluate a toolkit to assist occupational health nurses to promote a new or enhanced DFWP. Methods: A strategic prevention framework was used to assess the need and capacity for a toolkit to prepare occupational health nurses to promote a new or enhanced DFWP. The project was conducted in the occupational health services department at a large health system in the Midwest U.S. occupational health nurses and employee assistance counselors in the hospital system completed a survey assessing the need and capacity for a new or enhanced DFWP. Findings: A gap was identified in the perceived effectiveness of training about DFWP and current DFWP components. The findings reflect the need and capacity for a DFWP toolkit. Optimally, a DFWP toolkit would include evidence-based drug and alcohol screening tools. We found that a toolkit for occupational health nurses to promote a new or enhanced DFWP in the project site was warranted. Conclusion/Application to practice: A DFWP can be an effective method of promoting workplace health and safety. Occupational health nurses can contact state and national representatives to encourage monitoring of drug-related work injuries to provide evidence to influence health policies to support effective DFWPs.

Occupational Health Nursing: Competence and experience to achieve the safety, health and well-being of the working population. / Enfermería del Trabajo: competencia y experiencia para alcanzar la seguridad, la salud y el bienestar de la población laboral.

From 1953, with the appearance of the Company Occupational Health Technical Assistant Specialist, until 2005, with the recognition of the specialty of Occupational Health Nursing, socio-cultural and technological changes have determined the evolution of work, its processes and conditions, but have also specified the occupational risks to which workers are exposed, as well as how to organize prevention, safety and occupational health. Occupational Health Nursing is defined as a nursing specialty that addresses the health status of individuals in their relationship with the workplace, in order to achieve the highest level of physical, mental and social well-being of the working population, taking into account the individual characteristics of the worker, the job and the socio-labour environment in which they develop. Occupational Health Nursing undertakes its basic functions through the surveillance of workers' health, and constitutes, beside Occupational Medicine, the basic health unit, which in turn is part of the prevention services of both public and private companies. Today there are about 9,000 specialists in Occupational Health Nursing in Spain, an insufficient number to guarantee the prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases, the early detection of occupational pathology, the promotion of health through modification of lifestyles and the improvement of the well-being of the Spanish working population. Occupational Health Nursing is aware of the challenges that it must face in the coming years and therefore, it relies on competences as fundamental as teaching, management and research to integrate into interdisciplinary projects in occupational health that provide solutions to increasingly complex health and safety problems at work.

Comportamiento de la accidentalidad y enfermedad laboral en Colombia 1994 -2016 / Occupational injuries and illness in Colombia 1994 - 2016

Objetivo: analizar el comportamiento tanto de los accidentes de trabajo (AT) como las enfermedades laborales (EL) por separado, y en su conjunto en Colombia para el periodo 1994 a 2016. Material y Métodos: estudio descriptivo-analítico y longitudinal de un periodo de 22 años. Se calculan tasas de incidencia de ATEL y las variaciones en la frecuencia de dichos eventos. Adicionalmente, se construyó una serie temporal para establecer la tendencia de los AT y su pronóstico para los próximos 5 años. Resultados: la frecuencia de los AT está aumentando anualmente en un 8,6% aproximadamente. La tasa promedio de EL es de 60 casos por cada 100.000 trabajadores. Finalmente, se proyectan 725.000 casos anuales de AT aproximadamente. Conclusiones: Colombia necesita mejorar su sistema de información para ATEL que permita hacer un seguimiento a estos eventos de forma longitudinal, que facilite la comparación con otros países y sea insumo para el marco nacional de promoción de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo

Objective: to analyze occupational injuries and illness trends in Colombia for the period 1994 to 2016.Material and Methods: descriptive-analytic and longitudinal study from 1994 to 2016. Occupational injuries and illness incidence rates and variations in the frequency of such events are calculated. Additionally, a time series was constructed to establish the trend of the accidents at work and its forecast for the next five years. Results: the frequency of occupational injuries is increasing annually by 8.6% approximately. Average occupational diseases rate is 60 cases per 100,000 workers. Finally, approximately 725,000 annual occupational injuries cases are projected. Conclusions: Colombia needs to improve its information system for occupational injuries and illness. Longitudinal monitoring of these events will allow comparison with other countries and become an input to the national framework for the promotion of occupational safety and health

Repercussões dos fatores associados à qualidade de vida em enfermeiras de unidades de terapia intensiva / Impact of factors associated with quality of life in nurses of intensive care units / Repercusiones de los factores asociados a la calidad de vida en enfermeras de unidades de terapia intensiva

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar os fatores associados à qualidade de vida em enfermeiras intensivistas. Método Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo de corte transversal, desenvolvido em três Unidades de Terapia Intensiva de um hospital público de Salvador, Bahia, entre Janeiro e Maio de 2013. A amostra do estudo foi composta por 40 enfermeiras. Aplicaram-se dois questionários: o sociodemográfico e o WHOQOL-bref. Os dados foram analisados a partir da estatística descritiva (média, mínimo, máximo e escore 0-100). Resultados A maioria dos participantes era do sexo feminino 90% (n=36); entre 25 e 30 anos 50% (n=20); solteira 50% (n=20); sem filhos 62,5% (n=25) e com carga horária de trabalho superior a 44 horas semanais 60% (n=24). Quanto à compreensão sobre a Qualidade de Vida - QV, 22,5% responderam estar "ruim", em relação à satisfação com a saúde, 27,5% referiram estar "insatisfeito". Quanto aos domínios da QV, obtiveram os seguintes escores: físico (63,04); psicológico (65,44); relações sociais (62,71) e meio ambiente (52,73). Conclusão Esses resultados evidenciam que as enfermeiras intensivistas obtiveram escores menos satisfatórios nos domínios de QV avaliados pelo WHOQOL-bref, principalmente, nos domínios das relações sociais e meio ambiente.(AU)

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate factors associated with the quality of life of intensive care nurses. Methods Cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive study developed in three intensive care units of a public hospital of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, between January and May 2013. The study sample consisted of 40 nurses. Two questionnaires were applied: sociodemographic and WHOQOL-bref. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, minimum, maximum and 0-100 score). Results 90% of the participants were females (n=36), of whom 50% were aged between 25 and 30 years (n=20) and 50% single (n=20). 62.5% of them did not have children (n=25) and 60% had a workload of more than 44 hours per week (n=24). Regarding their understanding about quality of life (QoL), 22.5% stated that they felt "bad" in relation to health satisfaction, and 27.5% said they were "dissatisfied". As for the domains of QoL, the following scores were obtained: physical (63.04); psychological (65.44); social relations (62.71) and environment (52.73). Conclusion These results show that intensive care nurses obtained less satisfactory scores in the domains of QoL evaluated by the WHOQOL-bref, mainly in the domains of social relations and environment.(AU)

RESUMEN Objetivo Evaluar los factores asociados a la calidad de vida en enfermeras intensivas. Método Se trata de un estudio exploratorio-descriptivo de corte transversal, desarrollado en tres Unidades de Terapia Intensiva de un hospital público de Salvador, Bahía, entre enero y mayo de 2013. La muestra del estudio fue compuesta por 40 enfermeras. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios: el sociodemográfico y el WHOQOL-bref. Los datos fueron analizados a partir de la estadística descriptiva (promedio, mínimo, máximo y puntuación 0-100). Resultados La mayoría de los participantes eran mujeres 90% (n = 36); Entre 25 y 30 años 50% (n=20); 50% (n=20); Sin hijos 62,5% (n=25) y con una carga horaria de trabajo superior a 44 horas semanales 60% (n=24). En cuanto a la comprensión sobre la Calidad de Vida - QV, el 22,5% respondió estar "malo", en relación a la satisfacción con la salud, el 27,5% dijo estar "insatisfecho". En cuanto a los ámbitos de la CV, obtuvieron los siguientes escores: físico (63,04); Psicológico (65,44); Las relaciones sociales (62,71) y el medio ambiente (52,73). Conclusión Estos resultados evidencian que las enfermeras intensivas obtuvieron escores menos satisfactorios en los ámbitos de QV evaluados por el WHOQOL-bref, principalmente, en los ámbitos de las relaciones sociales y el medio ambiente.(AU)

Computer Vision Syndrome: Implications for the Occupational Health Nurse.

Computers and other digital devices are commonly used both in the workplace and during leisure time. Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a new health-related condition that negatively affects workers. This article reviews the pathology of and interventions for CVS with implications for the occupational health nurse.

Neoliberalist influences on nursing hospital work process and organization / La influencia neoliberal sobre la organización y el proceso del trabajo hospitalario en enfermería / Influência do neoliberalismo na organização e processo de trabalho hospitalar de enfermagem

ABSTRACT Objectives: To describe and analyze the influence of the neoliberal economic and political model on the nursing hospital work process and organization. Method: Qualitative descriptive research, having as its scenery a university hospital. The subjects were 34 nursing workers. The data collection took place from March to July 2013, through semi-structured interview. The data treatment technique used was content analysis, which brought up the following category: working conditions precariousness and its consequences to the hospital work process and organization in the neoliberal context. Results: The consequences of neoliberalism on hospital work process and organization were highlighted, being observed physical structure, human resources and material inadequacies that harms the assistance quality. In addition to wage decrease that cause the need of second jobs and work overload. Final considerations: There is a significant influence of the neoliberal model on hospital work, resulting on working conditions precariousness.

RESUMEN Objetivos: Describir y evaluar la influencia del modelo económico y político neoliberal sobre la organización y el proceso del trabajo hospitalario en enfermería. Método: Estudio cualitativo y descriptivo en un hospital universitario. Participaron 34 personales de enfermería. Se recolectaron los datos mediante entrevista semiestructurada en el periodo de marzo a julio de 2013. La técnica de análisis de datos empleada fue el análisis de contenido, del cual surgió la categoría: precariedad de las condiciones laborales y repercusión en la organización y el proceso de trabajo hospitalario en el ámbito neoliberal. Resultados: El neoliberalismo influye en la organización y el proceso de trabajo hospitalario, sea en la inadecuada estructura física o en los recursos humanos y materiales, que afectan a la calidad de la asistencia. Además de descensos en el sueldo lo que conlleva la necesidad de otros empleos y la carga excesiva de trabajo. Consideraciones finales: Se señala una gran influencia neoliberal en el trabajo hospitalario, lo que implica la precariedad de las condiciones laborales.

RESUMO Objetivos: Descrever e analisar a influência do modelo econômico e político neoliberal na organização e no processo de trabalho hospitalar de enfermagem. Método: Pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva, tendo como cenário um hospital universitário. Os participantes foram 34 trabalhadores de enfermagem. A coleta ocorreu de março a julho de 2013, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. A técnica de tratamento dos dados foi a análise de conteúdo, que fez emergir a seguinte categoria: precarização das condições laborais e suas repercussões para organização e processo de trabalho hospitalar no contexto neoliberal. Resultados: Evidenciaram-se repercussões do neoliberalismo na organização e no processo de trabalho hospitalar, verificando-se inadequações na estrutura física, nos recursos humanos e materiais, que afetavam a qualidade da assistência. Além de perdas salariais que levam à necessidade de outros empregos e sobrecarga de trabalho. Considerações finais: Há forte influência do modelo neoliberal no trabalho hospitalar, resultando na precarização das condições laborais.

Condiciones de trabajo en conductores de autobús: De servicio público a fuente de riesgo / Working conditions for bus drivers: public service source of risk

Objetivo principal: analizar las condiciones de trabajo de los conductores de autobús generadoras de riesgos. Metodología: estudio transversal realizado con 321 conductores de la ciudad de Recife, nordeste de Brasil, entre abril y julio de 2014. Las condiciones de trabajo fueron evaluadas aplicando un instrumento de investigación validado en apariencia y contenido por los investigadores. Datos analizados mediante técnicas estadísticas descriptivas. Resultados principales: dificultades como temperatura (75,1%), ruidos y vibraciones (73,1%), ventilación insuficiente/ineficiente (61,1%), atascos (81,6%) y relacionamientos interpersonales con los pasajeros (48,3%) estuvieron entre las principales quejas de los conductores de autobús. Conclusión principal: los conductores de autobús están expuestos a condiciones de trabajo inadecuadas que parecen interferir en la salud ocupacional. De esta forma, se hace necesario aproximar enfermeros que actúan en la atención primaria a la salud y conductores de transportes urbanos, con el propósito de implementar acciones intersectoriales en la promoción a la salud

Objective: analyze the working conditions of bus drivers generating risk. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 321 drivers in Recife, northeastern Brazil, from April to July 2014. The working conditions were evaluated by application of a survey instrument validated in appearance and content by the researchers. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical techniques. Results: difficulties such as temperature (75.1%), noise and vibration (73.1%), insufficient/inefficient ventilation (61.1%), congestion in traffic (81.6%) and interpersonal relationships with passengers (48.3%) were among the main complaints of bus drivers. Conclusions: the bus drivers are exposed to poor working conditions that seem to interfere with occupational health. Thus, it becomes necessary to approximate nurses working in primary health care and urban transport drivers, with a view to implementing intersectoral actions in health promotion

Calidad de Vida Relacionada con Salud y Riesgos Psicosociales: Conceptos relevantes para abordar desde la Enfermería / Life Quality Related to Health (LQRH) and Psychosocial Risks: relevant concepts to be addressed by Nursing

Este artículo emerge con el objetivo de reflexionar sobre la importancia de abordar desde la disciplina de Enfermería, los constructos Calidad de Vida Relacionada con Salud (CVRS) y Riesgos Psicosociales, por el impacto que ambos pueden tener en los trabajadores sanitarios, específicamente los que se desempeñan en Unidades Oncológicas. Para ello, se realizó un levantamiento bibliográfico de libros y artículos incorporados: PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs, Cuiden y Redalyc. El conocer estos conceptos, permitirá establecer estrategias de promoción de salud y prevención de factores de riesgos psicosociales, aumentando el bienestar y el desarrollo integral de los trabajadores, lo que pudiera aportar en la mejora de la satisfacción laboral y un mayor rendimiento, entre otros aspectos. Se concluye que la calidad del cuidado, pudiera estar relacionada directamente con la CVRS y el bienestar de los trabajadores; de esta forma, resulta relevante implementar medidas que tiendan a garantizar entornos de trabajos saludables

The aim of this article is to debate the importance of approaching the concepts of Life Quality Related to Health (LQRH) and Psychosocial Risks from the nursing discipline perspective, given the impact both may have in health workers, especially those who work in oncology units. Methods: a literature search including books, web sites and articles, incorporated in data bases as PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs, Cuiden and Redalyc, was carried out. This article shows that knowing these concepts allows to establish strategies for health promotion and prevention of psychosocial risk factors, increasing the welfare and integral development of workers, which could help to improve job satisfaction, a higher efficiency, among other aspects. Care quality might be directly related to LQRH and the welfare of workers. In consequence, it is important to implement measures intended to ensure healthy work environments

Antineoplásicos y riesgos laborales para los enfermeros: una revisión integral / Antineoplásicos e os riscos ocupacionais para os enfermeiros: uma revisão integrativa Antineoplastic and occupational risks for nurses: an integrative review

Introducción: Son muchos los riesgos laborales a los que están expuestos los trabajadores de salud que manipulan quimioterápicos. Objetivos: Identificar y describir los daños a corto, medio y largo plazo, causados en el organismo de los enfermeros y otros profesionales de la salud, que están expuestos a los fármacos antineoplásicos en el lugar de trabajo. Metodología: Estudio de revisión integradora de la literatura, con la recogida de datos en la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, en los meses de septiembre a octubre de 2013, en las bases de datos de biblioteca electrónica Scientific Electronic Library Online y en las bases de datos de la Literatura Latino Americana y Caribeña Ciencias de la Salud, la Base de Datos de Enfermería y el Análisis de la Literatura Médica y Recuperación del Sistema en Línea, con las palabras: 'Antineoplasicos and Risco Ocupacional and Enfermagem', 'Antineoplastic and Occupational Risk' y 'Antineoplastic and Nursing'. Resultados: Daño en el material genético, aumento de la frecuencia de micronúcleos en linfocitos, aumento de intercambio de cromátidas hermanas, un mayor nivel de la excreción urinaria antineoplásica, aumento de casos de cáncer, mayor incidencia de anomalías congénitas en la descendencia y aborto en el primer trimestre del embarazo son algunos de los resultados encontrados en este estudio. Conclusión: El daño más frecuente ocurre al ácido desoxirribonucleico, el predominio a medio y largo plazo, siendo el tiempo de exposición fundamental para aumentar el daño. A corto y largo plazo predominaron daños relacionado con el embarazo y el desarrollo fetal, con aumento de anomalías congénitas y aborto. Acompañamiento genético, así como equipos de protección individual son esenciales para minimizar los daños (AU)

Introdução: são inúmeros os riscos ocupacionais aos quais os trabalhadores de saúde que manipulam quimioterápicos são expostos. Objetivos: identificar e descrever os danos em curto, médio e longo prazo, causados ao organismo dos enfermeiros, e demais profissionais da saúde, que são expostos à antineoplásicos no ambiente de trabalho. Metodologia: estudo de revisão integrativa da literatura, com coleta de dados na Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde, nos meses de setembro a outubro de 2013, nas bases de dados da biblioteca eletrônica Scientific Electronic Library Online e nas bases de dados da Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, da Base de Dados de Enfermagem e da Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, tendo como descritores: "Antineoplasicos and Risco Ocupacional and Enfermagem", "Antineoplastic and Occupational Risk" e "Antineoplastic and Nursing". Resultados: danos ao material genético, aumento da frequência de micronúcleos em linfócitos, aumento da troca das cromátides irmãs, aumento do nível de antineoplásicos na excreção urinária, aumento dos casos de câncer, aumento da incidência de anomalias congênitas na prole e aborto no primeiro trimestre da gravidez são alguns dos resultados encontrados por este estudo. Conclusão: o dano mais frequente ocorreu ao ácido desoxirribonucleico, e predominou em médio e longo prazo, com o tempo de exposição sendo decisivo ao aumento dos prejuízos. Em curto e longo prazo predominaram danos ligados à gestação e ao desenvolvimento do feto, com aumento das anomalias congênitas e aborto. Acompanhamento genético, bem como Equipamentos de Proteção Individual são fundamentais para minimizar os danos

Introduction: There are countless occupational hazards to which health workers who handle chemotherapeutic substances are exposed. Objectives: To identify and describe the short-, medium- and long-term damages that are caused in the bodies of nurses and other health professionals who are exposed to antineoplastic drugs in the workplace. Methodology: To study an integrative literature review, with data collection in the Virtual Health Library in the months from September to October 2013, the database of the Scientific Electronic Library Online, and in the databases of the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, the Database of Nursing and the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, with the keywords: 'Antineoplasicos and Risco Ocupacional and Enfermagem', 'Antineoplastic and Occupational Risk' and 'Antineoplastic and Nursing.' Results:, Damage to genetic material, increased frequency of micronuclei in lymphocytes, increased exchange of sister chromatids, increased levels of antineoplastic urinary excretion, increased cases of cancer, increased incidence of congenital anomalies in offspring and miscarriages in the first trimester of pregnancy are some of the results found in this study. Conclusion: The most frequent damage occurred in the deoxyribonucleic acid, and predominated in medium and long terms, with the exposure time being crucial to increasing damage. In short and long term predominated damage linked to pregnancy and the developing fetus, with increase in congenital abnormalities and abortion. Genetic monitoring as well as Personal Protective Equipment are essential to minimize damage (AU)

[Taiwan occupational health nursing: practices, policies and future trends].

The steady evolution of domestic industries and the continued expansion of the workforce have outdated Taiwan's traditional model of occupational health nursing, which focuses on preventing work-related diseases and ensuring workplace safety. Professional-competency evaluations, now widely used within the medical and other professional communities to confirm that individuals have mastered relevant knowledge and skills, are a fixture in service quality management and related strategies. Occupational health nurses have a critical role in promoting and ensuring the quality of occupational-health related services. A multifaceted strategy is needed to update the domestic model of occupational health nursing. This strategy should include: 1) Set professional standards and create standard teaching materials for national occupational health nurses; 2) Enhance the professional efficacy of nurses in this field; 3) Survey the relevant role functions and education/training needs of occupational health nurses; 4) Develop relevant elective courses; and 5) Format courses/curricula for e-learning and for multimedia platforms. Furthermore, after implementation of this strategy, the model should be evaluated in terms of the knowledge and skills acquired by occupational health nurses. It is hoped that by reflecting local needs and experiences this new model will update the field of occupational health nursing to meet the needs of the current and future workplace in Taiwan and increase nursing knowledge and skills in order to foster and sustain healthy workplace environments.

O modelo neoliberal e suas repercussões para a saúde do trabalhador de enfermagem / The neoliberal model and its repercussions for health of the nursing worker

O objeto deste estudo são as repercussões do modelo neoliberal na saúde dos trabalhadores de enfermagem que atuam no contexto hospitalar. Os objetivos foram: (I) identificar as características do modelo produtivo neoliberal no trabalho hospitalar e de enfermagem; (II) analisar as implicações do neoliberalismo no processo saúde-doença dos trabalhadores de enfermagem; e (III) propor recomendações à organização do trabalho para minimização dos efeitos do modelo neoliberal na saúde desses trabalhadores. A pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, foi desenvolvida em um hospital universitário localizado no Município do Rio de Janeiro. Os sujeitos são trabalhadores de enfermagem, dos quais 14 são enfermeiros e 20, técnicos de enfermagem. O instrumento de coleta de dados caracteriza-se na entrevista semiestruturada. O projeto foi aprovado pelo comitê de ética da instituição na qual se desenvolveu o estudo, sob número de protocolo 365.716, conforme resolução 466/12. A técnica utilizada para o tratamento dos dados coletados é a Análise Temática de Conteúdo, que fez emergir quatro categorias. I) As configurações da organização e processo de trabalho hospitalar no contexto neoliberal, em que se discutem as características dessa organização laboral e do processo de trabalho da enfermagem diante do impacto do modelo neoliberal na forma de gestão. Elabora-se também uma análise dos efeitos desse modelo tanto na previsão e provisão de recursos, humano e material, quanto na precarização dos vínculos de trabalho e seus efeitos sobre a qualidade e a quantidade da produtividade da enfermagem. Discute-se ainda o modo operatório dos trabalhadores de enfermagem diante das transformações do mundo do trabalho, impostas pela influência do neoliberalismo no ambiente hospitalar...

The object of this study are the effects of the neoliberal model on health of nursing workers who work in hospitals. The objectives were: (I) identifying the characteristics of the productive neoliberal model in hospital and of nursing; (II) analysing the implications of neoliberalism in the health-disease process of nursing workers; and (III) proposing recommendations to the organization of work for minimization of the effects of the neoliberal model in the health of these workers. The research, of a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory character, was developed in a university hospital located in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The subjects are nursing staff, including 14 nurses and 20 nursing technicians. The instrument for data collection is characterized in semi-structured interviews. The project was approved by the ethics committee of the institution where the study was developed, under the protocol n. 365.716, in accordance with resolution 466/12. The technique used for the treatment of the collected data is the Content Analysis, which did emerge four categories. I) The settings of the organization and the hospital work process in neoliberal context in which they discuss the characteristics of work organization and process of nursing work on the impact of the neoliberal model in the form of management. Also prepares an analysis of the effects of this model, both in forecasting and provision of resources, human and material, as the precariousness of work contracts and their effects on the quality and quantity of nursing productivity. Still discuss the experimental procedure of nursing on the changing world of work imposed by the influence of neoliberalism in the hospital environment...

[The role and future task of the occupational health nurse].

The Industrial Safety and Health Act was enacted focusing on occupational disease prevention in 1972. It has been revised over the years to include consideration of work associated diseases, and the participation and cooperation of employer and employees. From now, positive participation of employer-and-employees in occupational health activity becomes important in order to achieve the expanded purpose of the law. It is necessary to empower all workers to be able to perform occupational health activity independently. Florence Nightingale defined nursing in the 1850's. "Nursing is to put the patient in the best condition by improvement of environment, including a population approach. The goal of nursing is to enable the patient to use his faculty fully." The Public Health Nurse is, "assistance to the process of solving one's health, identifying health issues based on a community, using systematic measures which lead to prevention, and aiming at public responsibility." The daily activity of Nurses including Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) is based on the theory and technology of "empowerment". In promoting the employer-and-employees independent Occupational Safety and Health Activity, the OHN's professional specialty of "empowerment" can play an important role.

Electronic health records in an occupational health setting--part I. A global overview.

Most health care settings have focused on becoming more interconnected using technology. The same trend is occurring in occupational health settings. Using technology to enhance communications, facilitate workers' health, and measure the quality of occupational health services is advantageous to employers. The privacy and security of health information is as much the company's responsibility as protecting financial and personal data. As the health privacy agent for the employer, the occupational health nurse must have knowledge of legal regulations and professional standards that govern the security and privacy of health care information, especially when that information is collected, stored, and potentially transmitted within and outside country boundaries.

The Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed in 1981 to create economic, scientific, and business cooperation among its members. The opportunity exists for scientific collaboration on nursing education, practice, and research.