Nurse Profile in the classification of risk in obstetric emergency

Abstract

Objective: to identify the profile of nurses working in a public maternity hospital at the reception with risk classification of an obstetric emergency. Method: this is a descriptive and exploratory research, carried out between the months of October and November 2020 through an online questionnaire. Results: when analyzing the questionnaire answered by the nurses who participated in the study working in the Reception sector with Risk Classification of maternity, it is noticeable that the public is predominantly of young, black and brown women, with an average of 38 years of age and from private education colleges in the city of Salvador Bahia, with an outsourced labor contract, and 62.5% with a double bond. Conclusion: this profile makes it possible to identify the design of professionals working in the risk classification rooms in obstetric emergencies and may be the way to point out the reality of the precariousness of bonds in public health services.