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Review
. 2017 Sep-Oct;70(5):1083-1088.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0194.

Patient safety and nursing: interface with stress and Burnout Syndrome

[Article in English, Portuguese]
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Patient safety and nursing: interface with stress and Burnout Syndrome

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Cláudia Cristiane Filgueira Martins Rodrigues et al. Rev Bras Enferm. 2017 Sep-Oct.
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Abstract

Objective:: To analyze studies on stress, Burnout Syndrome, and patient safety in the scope of nursing care in the hospital environment.

Method:: This was an integrative literature review. Data collection was performed in February 2016 in the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online - PubMed/MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences - LILACS.

Results:: Ten scientific productions were selected, which listed that factors contributing to stress and Burnout Syndrome of nursing professionals are the work environment as a source of stress, and excessive workload as a source of failures.

Conclusion:: The analysis found that the stress and Burnout Syndrome experienced by these professionals lead to greater vulnerability and development of unsafe care, and factors such as lack of organizational support can contribute to prevent these failures.

Objetivo:: Analisar estudos que versam sobre o estresse e Síndrome de Burnout, bem como a segurança do paciente no âmbito da assistência de enfermagem no ambiente hospitalar.

Método:: Tratou-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura. O levantamento dos dados foi efetuado nas bases de dados Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online - PubMed / MEDLINE, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde -LILACS em fevereiro de 2016.

Resultados:: Foram selecionadas10 produções científicas que apontaram que os fatores que contribuem para o estresse e a Síndrome de Burnout dos profissionais de enfermagem são o ambiente de trabalho como fonte de estresse e a carga de trabalho excessiva como geradora de falhas.

Conclusão:: A análise apontou que o estresse e a Síndrome de Burnout vivenciada por esses profissionais acarretam maior vulnerabilidade ao desenvolvimento de uma assistência insegura e que fatores como a falta de apoio organizacional podem contribuir para dirimir essas falhas.

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