Occupational Risks Evidenced in a Neonatal Intensive Terapy Unity: A Case Study

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the occupational risks to which nursing professionals working at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a university hospital, in the city of Cuiabá - MT, are exposed. It consists of a non - participatory qualitative descriptive study, with data collection was from November 2017 to February 2018, through observation, manual transcription of collected data and iconographic record. The results showed that workers are exposed to physical risks, related to ionizing radiation, to the risk of accidents, related to lack of safety signs, ergonomic risks related to lack of accessibility and psychosocial risks due to excessive workload and stress. It was proposed the implementation of prevention programs and awareness of safe practices and continuous training of the team, in order to know the forms of occupational illness, identifying their causes and effects in the work environment.