Nursing team overload and the risk of adverse events

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2023v26i297p9371-9382

Keywords:

NursingCare, Patientsafety, Emergency Medical Services, Work

Abstract

Objective: To Analyze Elements Related to the workload of the nursing team that influence the occurrence of adverse events and compromise patient safety. Method: Descriptive, quantitative study, carried out in a public hospital in the Federal District, with the application of a semi-structured questionnaire, with a total of 92 participants. Result: Most participants were female nursing technicians, with more than 10 years of experience, with a weekly workload of 40 hours, andonly 1 employment relationship.Cooperativism Among Colleagues Was Notorious, and the vast majority stated that there was a service overload in the unit and that this, in turn, affects patient safety. Conclusion: The overload professionals, enhanced by insufficient human and material resources, high demand from patients and deficiencies in institutional organizational systems, result in poor assistance with an increased risk of adverse events.

Author Biographies

Franciele Xavier da SIlva

Nurse. Student of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Urgency and Trauma at the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS). Foundation for Education and Research in Health Sciences.

Marcella Albuquerque Santos

Nurse. Student of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Urgency and Trauma at the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS)/Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS).

Samara Silva de Queiroz

Nurse.  Specialist in Emergency and Trauma from the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS)/Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS)

Thaís Fernandes de Oliveira

Nurse.  Specialist in Urgency and Trauma from the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS)/Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS). Master's student in the Graduate Program in Nursing at the University of Brasilia (UnB).

Flávia Cristina Lacerda Ferreira

Nurse.  Specialist in Urgency and Trauma from the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS)/Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS). Master's student in the Graduate Program in Nursing at the University of Brasilia (UnB).

Euni de Oliveira Cavalcanti

Nurse. Master in Nursing from the University of Brasília (UnB). Teacher in nursing at UniLS University Center

Published

2023-03-02

How to Cite

Xavier da SIlva, F., Albuquerque Santos, M., Silva de Queiroz, S., Fernandes de Oliveira, T., Lacerda Ferreira, F. C., & de Oliveira Cavalcanti, E. (2023). Nursing team overload and the risk of adverse events. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 26(297), 9371–9382. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2023v26i297p9371-9382

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Artigos Cientí­ficos