Patient safety and nursing: interface with stress and Burnout Syndrome

• Main Authors: Cláudia Cristiane Filgueira Martins Rodrigues, Viviane Euzébia Pereira Santos, Paulo Sousa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
• Subjects: Enfermagem; Segurança do Paciente; Estresse Profissional; Síndrome de Burnout; Esgotamento Profissional
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000501083&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze studies on stress, Burnout Syndrome, and patient safety in the scope of nursing care in the hospital environment. Method: This was an integrative literature review. Data collection was performed in February 2016 in the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online - PubMed/MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences - LILACS. Results: Ten scientific productions were selected, which listed that factors contributing to stress and Burnout Syndrome of nursing professionals are the work environment as a source of stress, and excessive workload as a source of failures. Conclusion: The analysis found that the stress and Burnout Syndrome experienced by these professionals lead to greater vulnerability and development of unsafe care, and factors such as lack of organizational support can contribute to prevent these failures.