A SOBRECARGA DE TRABALHO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM ONCOLÓGICA E SUAS CONSEQUÊNCIAS PARA A SAÚDE FÍSICA E MENTAL DOS PROFISSIONAIS

Giovanna Pinheiro da Silva; Mirelly Ribeiro  Schu; Rafaela da Silva Pereira; Têndylla Shayanne Linhares Amâncio; Yohana Hadassh Corrêa de Almeida; Bruna da Silva Coelho; Rafaelly Pimentel Ribeiro  Lima; Halline Cardoso  Jurema

doi:10.51891/rease.v11i12.20827

Authors

Giovanna Pinheiro da Silva Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Mirelly Ribeiro Schu Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Rafaela da Silva Pereira Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Têndylla Shayanne Linhares Amâncio Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Yohana Hadassh Corrêa de Almeida Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Bruna da Silva Coelho Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Rafaelly Pimentel Ribeiro Lima Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Halline Cardoso Jurema Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9865-3285

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v11i12.20827

Keywords:

Work overload. Oncology nursing. Mental health.

Abstract

This article aimed to highlight the consequences of workload overload on the physical and mental health of nursing professionals working in oncological care. Through an integrative review, following PRISMA guidelines, 28 articles published between 2015 and 2025 were selected from the SciELO, BVS, and PubMed databases. The results indicate that overload is multifactorial, associated with intense operational demands, high complexity of care, scarcity of human resources, and continuous exposure to suffering, pain, and death. Among the main identified impacts are physical exhaustion, chronic fatigue, and mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and burnout syndrome. Additionally, ethical suffering was highlighted, arising from frequent moral dilemmas in oncological care. The review also pointed to coping strategies, such as valuing humanized practices, strengthening institutional support, spirituality, and adopting Advanced Practice Nursing (APN). It is concluded that addressing the overload requires institutional interventions and public policies that recognize the complexity of work in oncology and ensure safer, more ethical, and humanized conditions for both professionals and patients.