Psychosocial risks in specialized units: implications for the training and health of nurse residents/Riscos psicossociais em unidades especializadas: implicacoes para a formacao e a saude do enfermeiro residente/Riesgos psicosociales en unidades especializadas: repercusiones para la formacion y la salud del enfermero residente

This study aimed to identify psychosocial risks in specialized units in the view of nursing residents, and to examine how psychosocial risks affect this group's health. A qualitative and descriptive method was applied at five specialized units at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews of 20 nursing residents were conducted in 2012. Content analysis led to the following results: in the nursing residents' view, psychosocial risks hinder the training process and cause occupational stress. They include: insufficiency of human and material resources, conflicts within work teams, and lack of autonomy. It was concluded that the institutions involved in the training process must engage in risk management at specialized units, so as to minimize harm to the training process and the group's health.