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Alessandro Rolim Scholze1, Júlia Trevisan Martins2, Maria José Quina Galdino1
1Nursing, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná - Bandeirantes (PR), Brazil. Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná Brazil.
Background:
The work environment of nurses is characterized by physical and mental hazards liable to cause exhaustion and lead them to take psychoactive substances as coping strategy.
Objective:
To investigate nurses' perception of the work environment influence on psychoactive substance intake.
Methods:
Exploratory, descriptive and qualitative study with 14 nurses in two public hospitals. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to content analysis.
Results:
Staff and material shortages, submission, lack of autonomy, conflict in interpersonal relationships and power struggles were the main reasons for nurses to take psychoactive substances.
Conclusion:
Nurses are exposed to stressors in the workplace, including understaffing, power struggles, interpersonal conflict and lack of autonomy, which may lead them to take legal or illegal drugs.
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