Functional Readaptation and Psychological Distress in Nursing: A Critical Analysis of Work Management

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the repercussions of informal functional rehabilitation and job deviation on the mental health of a public sector nurse. Method: Descriptive-reflective experience report based on professional experience in a public health institution. The analysis was performed by articulating institutional practice with the literature on occupational health, nursing, work management, and World Health Organization guidelines. Results: The absence of formal expert assessment and organizational planning turned rehabilitation into functional isolation. The administrative environment, lacking support and with ambiguous roles, acted as a new stressor, intensifying ethical-political suffering and professional devaluation. Conclusion: Rehabilitation, when reduced to
administrative management without technical support, fails in its protective role and aggravates mental illness. There is a clear need for management models that promote work environments compatible with the conditions of nursing professionals.