Abstract
This is a case study with a phenomenological approach on the experience of a woman who works in nursing and suffers from the de Quervain's disease, an osteo-muscular disorder related to working conditions. This study aimed to understand what means to be a woman working in nursing and suffering from an osteo-muscular disorder related to working conditions through a worker of the Material and Sterilization Center of a private hospital. The philosophical referential from Martin Heidegger was used for the comprehensive analysis of the statement in question. The analysis revealed that the physiopathological process of the de Quervain's disease caused changes in the worker's life, characterized by painful manifestations and especially by physical limitations, which generate a multiplicity of feelings. Anguish is present in the process of accepting the disease, when the worker perceives the fragility of her existence and recognizes herself as the one responsible for her own care, reaching authenticity and transcending the disease.
Highlights
In our professional experience, we have perceived that the reality of nursing workers has been marked by daily activities loaded with bad work conditions, caused by a lack of human and material resources, and by the stress inherent in hospital activity.Most hospital institutions have a highly complex and diverse service structure
The work conditions offered by hospitals and the peculiarities of nursing work, associated with the difficulties in the health sector, contextualize nursing professionals’ work situation in different countries[2]
Our concerns with the increased incidence of musculoskeletal problems in nursing workers, associated with the lack of studies about Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) in this professional group, lead us to the theme of this study, which attempted to understand what it is like to be a woman who suffers from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder – De Quervain injury, through the experience of a nursing worker
Summary
THE EXPERIENCE OF A WOMAN WORKING IN NURSING SUFFERING FROM DE QUERVAIN’S DISEASE. Leite PC, Merighi MAB, Silva A. This is a case study with a phenomenological approach on the experience of a woman who works in nursing and suffers from the de Quervain’s disease, an osteo-muscular disorder related to working conditions. Siendo el objetivo comprender como es el ser una mujer trabajadora de enfermería dentro del Centro de Material y Esterilización de un hospital particular con un disturbio osteo-muscular relacionado al trabajo. Trata-se de um estudo de caso qualitativo de abordagem fenomenológica sobre a experiência de uma mulher trabalhadora de enfermagem portadora de Lesão De Quervain, um distúrbio osteomuscular relacionado ao trabalho. Objetivou-se compreender como é ser mulher trabalhadora de enfermagem, estando doente por um distúrbio osteomuscular relacionado ao trabalho, por meio de uma trabalhadora do Centro de Material e Esterilização de um hospital particular.
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