Consecuencia de la sobrecarga laboral en los profesionales de enfermería de la unidad de cuidados intensivos en el Hospital del Norte de Guayaquil Ceibos, período 2023-2024.

Abstract

When a worker decides or is required by his or her employer to increase his or her workload beyond what is usual, he or she may experience negative consequences due to work overload. Objective: Determine the consequences of work overload in nursing staff. Methodology: The descriptive/quantitative study was carried out, with a prospective cross-sectional design. Instrument: Survey, NASA TLX test. Technique: Direct observation. Population and Sample: 81 professionals from the intermediate intensive care unit (11 graduates), adult intensive care unit (40 graduates), neonatal intensive care unit (30 graduates). Results: Regarding the sociodemographic data, they reflected that 51% are between 28 and 33 years old, 53% women, 62% from urban areas, 48% 2-4 years of experience in the ICU, 94% work between 48-50 hours per week, 49% are from UCIA. Regarding mental demands, 38% consider their mental and perceptual capacity to carry out high-level and complex activities (49%); physical: 65% at a high level of physical activity during their work day and fast (49%); temporary: 52% perceive a high level of pressure due to the pace of their work, with a fast and frenetic pace; performance: 40% work at a high level to achieve their results/objectives, 38% were satisfied with the success of their objectives; Frustration: 41% have felt insecure. Conclusion: it has been verified that 99% of nursing staff report muscle discomfort due to physical and mental demands and also have difficulty sleeping.