NURSING TEAMS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERACTIONS RELATED TO ILLNESS AT WORK

Abstract

The objective of this article was to analyze the influences of the risk factors of psychosocial interactions that can lead to impairment of the physical and mental health of nursing professionals, contributing to the debate and reflection on the need for a broader and comprehensive approach to mental health care for health workers. The study method was qualitative based on bibliographic survey and documentary research. Through the bibliographic survey, a brief contextualization of the work of nursing teams was carried out, relating it to psychosocial interactions in the work environment, which can lead to occupational illness, especially those that affect health professionals. Through the documentary research, the guidelines provided by the Brazilian legislation on professionals and occupational diseases were evidenced. The content analysis carried out revealed numerous impairments of workers' health throughout their career, both in physical and mental aspects, directing attention to professionals who work in environments that precede hospital units with an urgency and emergency bias, as well as in the spheres of hospital care themselves. The results point to the need to consider the various economic, social, cultural, environmental and intrapsychic factors in the process of mental exhaustion of health workers.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.041-031