ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To identify nursing staff's perceptions of working conditions and to propose measures to minimise related adverse impacts on their health and disease processes.
Methods:
A qualitative, descriptive study of 40 nurses working at an outpatient clinic in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, through semi-structured interviews interpreted in the light of content analysis.
Results:
Participants prepared suggestions focussed on modernising physical infrastructure, replacing workstation furniture and dividing job activities equitably.
Conclusion:
There is considerable need to set up a Workers Health Centre, through which to implement measures to counter occupational risks and promote workers' health and safety.
Practical implications:
This highlights the importance of preventing occupational hazards in nursing work in order to reduce work-related diseases.
Keywords:
Occupational health; Nursing; Working conditions