ABSTRACT
Objective:
To understand the perception of nurse managers about the functionally-readapted worker.
Methods:
Descriptive study with qualitative approach, whose data were collected in from November 2016 to April 2017, through interviews with 14 nurse managers of a university hospital. The content analysis analysis was applied to interpret the speeches.
Results:
The reports converged into three categories, which revealed the impact on the management of the nursing staff, the management of the limitations of the readapted worker, and the regular follow-up planning for him.
Final considerations:
Nurse managers are clear that readapted workers need special attention, so that their potentialities mat be maximized, respecting the workers’ limitations. Readapted workers must be encouraged to resume their self-esteem, identity, autonomy, and feel socially included.
Descriptors:
Nursing; Workers; Occupational Diseases; Health Management; Hospitals, University