Evolución histórica del concepto “presentismo” en enfermería

Abstract

Introduction: A hospital that does not care for the safety, health and welfare of their employees may not be a secure hospital for their patients. Worker and Patient Safety security are two sides of the same coin and increasingly began to find more studies oriented towards the idea that poorer health and welfare of health workers may have important implications for the quality and safety of care that patients receive. Objective: To review the emerging phenomenon of presenteeism in the group of nurses, referred to employees despite being sick or an injury that would force them to leave, report to work. Methodology: We conducted a systematic review using MEDLINE databases, with which we have seen the importance of this objective for our society. It's excluded articles related to presenteeism that meaning to those employees who are absent less in their jobs or who do not use the permits to which, as well all articles in its meaning waste of time in nonproductive activities at work. We sought to answer the following questions: Is one presentista nursing profession? What implications does this phenomenon to patient safety? Results: There is still a small number of research focused on presenteeism in the group of nursing. Conclusions: Experts in occupational health, health management or healthcare quality should include this new development in their agendas, designing research to find the very best scientific evidence.