Sobrecarga laboral en los internos de enfermería del Hospital del Norte IESS Los Ceibos.

Abstract

Work overload is a situation in which an individual is faced with an excessive workload that exceeds their ability to handle it adequately. Objective: To determine the work overload in nursing interns at the Hospital General del Norte Los Ceibos. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional, prospective. Population: 82 nursing interns. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Mental Health Quality Questionnaire-CVP35 and Warr, Cook and Wall Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results: 62.2% are women and 93.9% are under 30 years of age. In addition, 59.8% are single and 46.3% do not have children. The workload is distributed in 51.2% for 8 hours and 48.8% for 12 hours. The interns are in different hospital areas, 46.6% being assigned to different areas. Regarding the type of support received by managers, 53.7% receive regular support. Regarding intrinsic motivation, 50% feel little motivation. 68.3% have a regular quality of work life and 52.4% feel little extrinsic job satisfaction. 48.8% feel dissatisfied with intrinsic job satisfaction. Conclusion: the majority of nursing interns are young women, single and childless, and they work in different hospital areas with varying hours. Levels of support, motivation, and job satisfaction are mixed, which can influence their job performance and career development.