Avaliação dos possíveis riscos ocupacionais dos trabalhadores de enfermagem em UTI

Abstract

Brazilian hospitals began to worry about the health of workers in the early 70s, when researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), focused on the occupational health of hospital workers. The risk of accidents is inherent to the human being in any activity that he developed, including especially those resulting from work. The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible occupational hazards of nursing staff working in intensive care units (ICU). This work is to study method to literature, with descriptive. To ensure the safety of the nursing staff with the handling of these materials in order to reduce accidents in their work activities, see the need for training with these materials according to Regulatory Standard (NR) 32, required by the Ministry of Labor. In the hospital environment, there are always risks that affect most commonly workers who deal directly with the patient, among which we highlight the occupational hazards: biological, physical, chemical, ergonomic, mechanical and psychosocial.