Work at the surgical center: risks of the pathogenic suffering of the nursing team

Objectives: to assess the risks of pathogenic suffering related to the experience of nursing workers in the operating room of a university hospital. Methods: cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out from 11/2017 to 01/2018 in a university hospital in the South of Brazil. The sample was composed by 159 nursing workers of the units of a surgical center, that answered to the Scale of Evaluation of Pathogenic Suffering at Work. Data was submitted to statistical analysis. Results: the workers present low risk of pathogenic suffering related to the experiences at work, being the results of its factors: Uselessness (1.47 +/- 0.761) -low risk; Indignity (2.372 +/- 1.035) -medium risk; and Disqualification (1.74 +/- 0.903) -low risk. Conclusions: the evaluation of Pathogenic Suffering at Work Scale was positive, predominating low risk for pathogenic suffering of surgical center workers related to professional experiences, because they feel useful, valued and are not indignant about their work, feelings that reflect on the quality of care provided.