Principais fatores que contribuem para a segregação incorreta de resíduos de serviços de saúde na percepção dos profissionais da equipe de enfermagem do bloco cirúrgico de um hospital universitário do Triângulo Mineiro

Abstract

The Health Service Waste (RSS) when managed improperly cause serious damage to public health and the environment, due to its biological, physical and chemical characteristics. However, health services incorrect procedures regarding the management and the correct practice of waste segregation. This study aimed to describe the main factors contributing to the incorrect segregation of Health Service Waste (RSS) in the perception of the surgical ward nursing team professionals (BC) of a university hospital of Triangulo Mineiro. This is a descriptive study with qualitative approach, conducted with 18 professionals. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro in the opinion n°: 1003878. Data were collected between May and August 2015, through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to the content analysis technique in the from thematic analysis. The results demonstrate that the factors contributing to the incorrect segregation of Health Service Waste (RSS) are lack of awareness, interest and culture of all those that produce and segregate waste. The lack of knowledge and the need for more training and continuing education offered to all workers was a factor also reported by professionals. The scarcity of human resources and the growing demand for labor according to professionals results in work overload, the carelessness with the segregation of waste and increases the risk of accidents. Professionals reported that the lack of enforcement, even in the unit itself, favors the inapplicability of correct practices, because there are no censure. Another factor was pointed to insufficient amount of packaging containers for waste and lack of identification thereof, with professional to move to segregate the waste, which often leads to improper segregation. The identification of the main factors contributing to the incorrect segregation of RSS contributes to the development of alternatives in order to solve the presented.