Neoliberalist influences on nursing hospital work process and organization.

Rev Bras Enferm

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculty of Nursing, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Published: June 2018

Objectives:: To describe and analyze the influence of the neoliberal economic and political model on the nursing hospital work process and organization.

Method:: Qualitative descriptive research, having as its scenery a university hospital. The subjects were 34 nursing workers. The data collection took place from March to July 2013, through semi-structured interview. The data treatment technique used was content analysis, which brought up the following category: working conditions precariousness and its consequences to the hospital work process and organization in the neoliberal context.

Results:: The consequences of neoliberalism on hospital work process and organization were highlighted, being observed physical structure, human resources and material inadequacies that harms the assistance quality. In addition to wage decrease that cause the need of second jobs and work overload.

Final Considerations:: There is a significant influence of the neoliberal model on hospital work, resulting on working conditions precariousness.

Objetivos:: Descrever e analisar a influência do modelo econômico e político neoliberal na organização e no processo de trabalho hospitalar de enfermagem.

MÉtodo:: Pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva, tendo como cenário um hospital universitário. Os participantes foram 34 trabalhadores de enfermagem. A coleta ocorreu de março a julho de 2013, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. A técnica de tratamento dos dados foi a análise de conteúdo, que fez emergir a seguinte categoria: precarização das condições laborais e suas repercussões para organização e processo de trabalho hospitalar no contexto neoliberal.

Resultados:: Evidenciaram-se repercussões do neoliberalismo na organização e no processo de trabalho hospitalar, verificando-se inadequações na estrutura física, nos recursos humanos e materiais, que afetavam a qualidade da assistência. Além de perdas salariais que levam à necessidade de outros empregos e sobrecarga de trabalho.

ConsideraÇÕes Finais:: Há forte influência do modelo neoliberal no trabalho hospitalar, resultando na precarização das condições laborais.

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