Feelings of pleasure of nurses working in primary care

• Main Authors: Grizielle Sandrine de Araujo Rocha (Author), Sandra Maria de Andrade (Author), Darine Marie Rodrigues da Silva (Author), Marlene Gomes Terra (Author), Sílvia Elizabeth Gomes de Medeiros (Author), Jael Maria de Aquino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objective: identify the sources that generate feelings of pleasure at work in the perception of primary care nurses. Methods: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, developed with eleven nurses working in Primary Health Care Units. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, systematized and analyzed using Bardin's content analysis technique and based on the theoretical framework of Psychodynamics of Work. Results: pleasure at work was related to the resolubility of the nurse's work, interpersonal relationship with the team, therapeutic relationship with the community, positive professional return, identification with work in nursing and public health. Final considerations: The factors that generate feelings of pleasure may contribute to guide actions that value the optimization of the nurses' work and, consequently, the care provided to the primary care user.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0518