title: Using technological innovation as a tool to monitor nursing workers' health.
abstract: The objective of the present study is to describe the development of the "Monitoring System for Nursing Workers' Health" software, a technological innovation designed to identify the health hazards caused to nursing workers' and their determinants, i.e., strain and/or strength potentials, monitoring their health using indicators. The software development comprises the phases of defining the objective, chosing the thoeoretical framework, organizing the content, and developing the system's architecture. It is important to socialize this process with researchers, managers, and workers interested in this subject, because monitoring the health of nursing workers is indispensible when planning strategies to minimize the occurrence of accidents and occupational illnesses, promoting better working conditions and improving their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, pavanpati@usp.br.
authors.forename: Patrícia Campos Pavan
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: Vanda Elisa Andres
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Felli
authors.forename: Vivian Aline
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Mininel
authors.forename: Márcia Eiko
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Karino
authors.forename: Silmar Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Renata Santos
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tito
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peduzzi
authors.forename: Leila Maria Mansano
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sarquis
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions; D009740:Nursing Staff; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D011788:Quality of Life