Coping strategies to workloads of nurses from the emergency unit

Authors

  • Júlia Trevisan Martins Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Maria Cristina Cescatto Bobroff Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Renata Perfeito Ribeiro Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Vanessa Monique Luiz Costa Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel Cardelli Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Mara Lúcia Garanhani Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v8i3p148-154

Keywords:

Occupational Health; Work; Nurses; Workload

Abstract

Descriptive, exploratory and qualitative research in order to identify the coping strategies to workloads of nurses from one emergency unit. The data collection was conducted through a semi-structured interview with 12 nurses from a teaching hospital in northern Paraná, in November 2010. The data were analyzed according to the technique of content analysis. The results revealed three analytical categories with thematic subcategories. It was concluded that nurses use individual defensive strategies and the same are related to direct confrontation actions, indirect confrontation and those related to emotional state.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Martins, J. T., Bobroff, M. C. C., Ribeiro, R. P., Costa, V. M. L., Cardelli, A. A. M., & Garanhani, M. L. (2012). Coping strategies to workloads of nurses from the emergency unit. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 8(3), 148-154. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v8i3p148-154