Nurses' attention demands in the work setting

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Luciana Soares Costa Santos²  Edinêis De Brito Guirardello¹ 

[1] ,Hospital Alemão Osvaldo Cruz ICU

关键词: nursing;    attention;    health facility environment;    enfermería;    atención;    ambiente de instituciones de salud;    enfermagem;    atenção;    ambiente de instituições de saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692007000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This descriptive study aimed to identify attention demand situations experienced by nurses in their workplace and to verify if these demands were judged differently depending on socio-demographic variables. Data were collected through the "Directed Attention Demands" instrument, translated and validated in Brazil. SAS statistics software was used for data analysis. The following demand situations scored higher: "watching a patient suffer", "a number of rapid decisions had to be made", "caring for families with emotional needs", "not enough time to provide emotional support to a patient", and "family teaching required". There were statistical differences for variables such as: age, marital status, professional qualification, work shift and number of hours worked weekly. The importance of these findings should be pointed out to managers and administrators in the adoption of strategies that can minimize these sources of demand for nurses.

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