A SOBRECARGA E SEUS EFEITOS NEGATIVOS SOB OS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM

Bruna Monteiro de Carvalho; Eduarda Vaz de Oliveira; Flávia Coelho de Brito; Giulia Rabelo Leite; Glenda Pereira Rodrigues Fagundes; Thawane Pereira da Silva Aires; Halline Cardoso Jurema

doi:10.51891/rease.v12i5.25442

Authors

Bruna Monteiro de Carvalho UNIPLAN
Eduarda Vaz de Oliveira UNIPLAN
Flávia Coelho de Brito UNIPLAN
Giulia Rabelo Leite UNIPLAN
Glenda Pereira Rodrigues Fagundes UNIPLAN
Thawane Pereira da Silva Aires Centro Universitário Planalto do Distrito Federal (UNIPLAN)
Halline Cardoso Jurema https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9865-3285

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v12i5.25442

Keywords:

Nursing. Work overload. Mental health.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze work overload among nursing professionals, emphasizing its psychosocial impacts and effects on care quality. An integrative literature review was conducted, including publications from 2019 to 2025, selected from LILACS, MEDLINE, and BDENF databases through the Virtual Health Library (VHL). After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, ten studies were analyzed. The findings revealed that work overload is closely linked to physical and emotional exhaustion, increased clinical errors, and decreased job satisfaction. Structural factors such as staff shortages, long shifts, and limited institutional support intensify the risk of burnout and mental illness. It is concluded that valuing nursing professionals requires humanized management strategies, institutional psychological support policies, and adequate working conditions to ensure both emotional sustainability and care safety.