title: [Chemical risks nursing workers are subject to: a literature review].
abstract: This study consisted of a bibliographical survey in the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and ILO-CIS BULLETIN - SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK, with a view to identifying the main agents that can favor contact with these risks and cause health alterations in nursing workers. 37 articles were found, only four of which were published in national journals. Articles reported on the detection of chemical risks in the manipulation of cytostatic drugs; in the exposure to anesthetic gases, formaldehyde/glutaraldehyde vapor and sterilizing gases, among others.
authors.affiliation: CAPES, Brazil. rxelegati@hotmail.com.br
authors.forename: Rosicler
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xelegati
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Robazzi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
vernacular_title: Riscos químicos a que estão submetidos os trabalhadores de enfermagem: uma revisão de literatura.