Work

Meaning of work from the perspective of hospital nurses

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: to know the meaning of the role of nurses in the hospital environment. METHODS: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, whose setting was a university hospital in Minas Gerais with 50 nurses. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to content analysis, with the contribution of the Interface software from R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionalnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. RESULTS: three categories emerged: "Nurses' daily work in the hospital environment"; "Work motivation as an influential factor in the meaning of work"; "The two faces of the meaning of work: pleasure and suffering". Nurses attributed a positive meaning to their work. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: three dimensions of the meaning of work were highlighted: individual, organizational and social. These influenced the professional, social, working and individual life of nurses.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1362

Authors: Meirieli Faza Franco, Beatriz Francisco Farah, Simone Coelho Amestoy, Maira Buss Thofehrn, Adrize Rutz Porto

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Language: English

Topic: Education and Work Dynamics

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $247