Trends in the job market of nurses in the view of managers

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 148 - 155
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Jonas Sâmi Albuquerque de, Pires, Denise Elvira Pires de, Alvarez, Ângela Maria, Sena, Roseni Rosângela de, Medeiros, Soraya Maria de, Andrade, Selma Regina de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Brazil; Desempleo; Empleo; Employment; Employment - psychology; Employment - standards; Enfermero; Female; Gestor de Salud; Humans; Internet; Labor market; Male; Medical personnel; Mercado de Trabajo; Middle Aged; Nurse Administrators - psychology; Nurses; Nurses - psychology; Nurses - supply & distribution; Nursing; Qualitative Research; Shortages; Software; Trends; Workforce; Working conditions; Rio Grande do Sul Brazil; Israel
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0103

to identify and interpret the main trends of the labor market for nurses in Rio Grande do Norte, based on the opinion of managers of training institutions and employers. Data were collected through interviews with key informants, organized using Atlas.ti software resources and examined under the thematic content review. the study showed six trends in the labor market of nurses: availability of professionals to the market; worsening working conditions with precariousness; indication for insertion in employment; unemployment for nurses; shortage of nurses; and the existence of a cooperative of nursing professionals. the current scenario of growth in the number of registered nurses without the expansion of the job supply has remained, unemployment tends to increase and work conditions will worsen.