ABSTRACT
Objective:
To learn the perception of a nursing staff about occupational risks in the nursing work context in urgency and emergency services, and identify the health protection measures used.
Methods:
Descriptive and exploratory study conducted with 24 nursing professionals who worked in the emergency and urgency unit of a hospital located in the northeast region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. A semi-structured interview and thematic analysis were used.
Results:
Two categories emerged, namely: the perception of occupational risks: a gaze upon reality, and; personal protective equipment: from perception to use by nursing professionals.
Conclusion:
It is necessary to develop educational actions permanently and involve the nursing staff, because the inclusion of social actors in the reflexive process enables their sensitization, qualification and learning in a collective form regarding health protection measures, in the perspective of occupational risks.
Keywords:
Occupational Risks; Nursing; Occupational Health