Nursing staff illness triggered by stress

Abstract

This study aimed to describe factors that trigger stress and illness among the nursing team and to discuss how these factors influence the quality of care. This is an integrative review of scientific articles, of an exploratory and descriptive nature, with a qualitative approach. A search was conducted on Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria were articles published in full, free of charge, in Portuguese, published in the last 5 years. The exclusion criteria were course completion papers, dissertations, theses, books, manuals, and protocols, as well as duplicate articles. An initial 62 articles were found; however, four articles were selected after screening. Due to low salaries, professionals need to work multiple shifts to achieve the remuneration that can meet their basic needs. However, with the excessive workload, professionals tend to suffer emotional, physical, and psychological exhaustion, causing demotivation to perform their care function. Given the results found, this study contributes to deepening the understanding of the stressors that impact the health of the nursing team and how the resulting illness can compromise the quality of care provided to patients.