Relação entre trabalho e saúde mental dos técnicos de enfermagem em contextos hospitalares no Município de João Pessoa-PB

Abstract

The work carried out by nursing technicians has gained notoriety in the health field, which has aroused the interest of theorists in further studies on the relationship between work and mental health. The theoretical perspective adopted was Work Psychodynamics, which proposes knowledge of the intersubjectivity relationships between work and mental health. Nursing technicians who work in a hospital context in the Municipality of João Pessoa- PB and were selected using the snowball technique. Data collection was carried out through semistructured interviews, recorded and guided with a script and previous questions related to the work of these professionals in a hospital context. From a sociodemographic analysis, it was possible to ascertain the prevalence of females with regard to the category of nursing techniques and the existence of more than one employment relationship. In addition to this last issue, professionals pointed out the perception of work overload due to the high workload in a context of work that requires great responsibility and physical and mental effort. From the interviewees' speech, it was noted the importance of the work collective, the recognition of peers, the institution and the users served in these services. In this sense, work has a transformative role in the construction of the identity and subjectivity of the professional categories studied. It is hoped that this work will contribute to fostering discussions related to the professional category of nursing technicians, leading to improvements in conditions and recognition at work.