TITLE:
Health and Working Conditions of Women Nursing Students
AUTHORS:
Ana Paula de Lima, Ana Paula Maklouf, Thiago Lupernide Souza Dias, Wendel Mombaque dos Santos, Catarina Rodrigues da Silva
KEYWORDS:
Women’s Health, Students, Nursing, Nurse
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.4,
April
27,
2015
ABSTRACT: Objective: To identify health conditions of students in the undergraduate
program in nursing working. Method: This is a descriptive study, conducted with
the academic course of Bachelor of Nursing, with inclusion criteria work in the
formal and informal market. Ethical aspects have been respected. Results: 57.70% reported increase in body weight after
beginning of the studies; 80.42% did not practice physical activity; 55.67%
did not consider their healthy eating; 37.11% lacked class/stage due to some
health problems. The main complaints were sleep and tiredness (78.35%), back
pain (38.14%) and attention deficit (36.08%). The working hours of nursing students
associated with several health problems of these, especially the physical and
mental strain that can harm your studies, your personal life and professional
performance.