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Objective: To describe the feelings of pleasure and suffering of workers of the cleaning staff of a teaching hospital.Methodology: Descriptive and exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, with 24 cleaning workers of a teaching hospital in the state of Paraná. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews from April to July 2016 and the statements were submitted to content analysis. The theoretical assumption was psychodynamics of work with the use of Dejourian methodology.Results: The duality of pleasure and suffering was identified. The experiences of pleasure were related to teamwork and professional valuation and recognition. On the other hand, the experiences of suffering were related to lack of recognition and prejudice.Conclusion: It is concluded that both the managers and cleaners should implement actions to mitigate the feelings of suffering and maximize the experiences of pleasure, promoting the health of these workers.

Objective: to understand the motivations of professors of a public university to return to teaching after retirement. Methods: qualitative study carried out with 13 professors at a public university who returned to work activities after they retired. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Results: four categories emerged: the feeling of missing the contact with students, financial increase, peak of career experiencing idleness and disease. Conclusion: professors return to the same labor activity after retirement because of desire to remain experiencing feelings of well-being that work promotes, as well as to prevent illness resulting from idleness.

The objective was to identify the use of personal protection equipment by nursing workers during procedures which expose them to biological fluids. It was observational, descriptive and transversal research, with a quantitative approach, undertaken in a public hospital in the state of Paraná, in January – May 2014, using nonparticipant and intentional observation of 201 procedures through the use of a checklist. It was ascertained that, in the Surgical Center, procedure gloves (97%) obtained the greatest adherence, but that closed shoes and eye protection were not used on any occasion. In the Central Sterile Services Department, no worker used the procedure gloves, either rubber or heat-resistant, although the surgical mask (44.4%) had the greatest adherence in the cleaning room. In the Intensive Care Units and Emergency Room, the procedure gloves were used (100%), although adherence to the eye protection was low (0.86%). The nursing staff did not use all the equipment stipulated by legislation during their activities.

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare occupational stress levels of nurse staff working in the surgical unit before and after the intervention “wellness room”. Method: Quasi-experimental study with a sample of 60 nurse staff working in a surgical unit of a teaching hospital in the Southern Region of Brazil. The intervention was conducted in a room in the workplace for six months and consisted of sections of aesthetic care, relaxation, lectures and workshops to reduce occupational stress. Data were collected through the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire before and after the intervention, and the comparative analysis was performed by the Wilcoxon test. Results: After the intervention, there was a decrease in demand and an increase in control and in the social support received at work in all professional categories, but the differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The intervention “wellness room” reduced occupational stress levels in the sample studied; however, it was not a significant decrease.