Programa educativo de saúde para trabalhadores de um hospital filantrópico de médio porte no litoral norte do RS

Abstract

Nurses at a hospital at all times are exposed to a variety of risks that can, in turn, compromise their overall health. In this way, these workers are at risk of developing occupational diseases, occupational accidents and consequently absenteeism when carrying out their work activities. Objective: to elaborate a Health Education Program for Nursing Staff of a medium-sized philanthropic hospital located on the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul. Method: cross-sectional method. It was analyzed 149 fiches of nursing professionals, with data such as age, sex, length of service, unit of work, medical certificates, and absenteeism. Results: 395 certificates were registered and 145 nurses registered. The mean age of nursing professionals was 39 years with standard deviation of 10 years. The majority were women (83.4%), the category of nursing technicians represents 73.1%, the other were nurses 16.6% and auxiliaries 10.3%. More than 60% of the employees presented at least one leave during the period raised (two years). Nursing auxiliaries and technicians moved farther than nurses in the study period (89.8%, 90.4% and 77.8%, respectively), p> 0.05. The hospitalization unit presented 37.1% and the emergency room (32.9%). Approximately half of the certificates had a duration of one day (47.5%) and in 8.8% the duration was more than two weeks. In 341 departures, only 29.3% (n = 100 departures) had motif information (ICD 10). Conclusion: an Health Education Program for Nursing has been developed that will help identify risks and signs that may aggravate the health of professionals in their work environment.