Absenteeism of nursing team from a public tertiary hospital: etiology and associated factors

Abstract

Objective: to identify the absenteeism rate of the nursing team, its etiology and associated factors. Method: descriptive, analytical and retrospective study, developed in a Brazilian public tertiary hospital, between January and March 2021. For data collection, the institution's Human Resources Department database was used, referring to the year 2019. In the statistical analysis, inductive tests were used, with a significance level of 5% (p≤0.05). Research protocol approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: data from 95 professionals were analyzed. The average percentage of absenteeism was 10.56%, being more prevalent among nursing technicians/assistants (7.56%) compared to nurses (3.00%), and significantly higher among professionals working during the day (p=0.004). Conclusion: the absenteeism rate was high and higher than stipulated by current legislation, being mainly motivated by sick leave, prevalent among nursing technicians/assistants and associated with daytime work.