SETOR DE URGÊNCIA E EMERGÊNCIA: QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM

Abstract

Nurses who work in urgent and emergency care play an important role in the healthcare system, being essential in ensuring that patients receive quality care at critical times. Objective: to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of nursing professionals in the emergency sector, COVID ward and COVID ICU in a hospital in the North of Mato Grosso. Method: quantitative, analytical and exploratory research. Two instruments (socioprofessional and WHOQOL-Bref) were applied in February and March 2022 to a sample of 30 professionals. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade Luterana do Brasil (CAAE- 53146721.1.0000.5349). Results: QoL was satisfactory (66.7). Among the respondents, a positive relationship was found with age and the psychological domain (r=0.409; p=0.025) and an association between QoL and weekly workload and the quality of user care (p<0.05). Furthermore, professionals who worked in the ward, who felt less technically competent and who did not know how to act in various emergency situations, had lower QoL (p<0.05). Conclusion: the research identified vulnerabilities found in professionals who work in the urgency and emergency sectors of a hospital. Health institutions must provide actions and programs aimed at the well-being of professionals working in these sectors, as these are essential for saving lives and providing high-quality care.