title: Nursing workers health and patient safety: the look of nurse managers.
abstract: Objective To understand the perception of nurse managers about the relationship between nursing workers health and patient safety. Method A qualitative survey was conducted using the social phenomenology approach of Alfred Schütz, accomplished through individual interviews with nine nurse managers from five Brazilian university hospitals. Results Nurse managers' perception of the relationship between nursing workers health and patient safety was evidenced in the following categories: "The suffering to balance workers health and patient safety" and "Interventions in everyday work life". Conclusion Managers' experience showed an everyday work life marked by suffering and concern, due to high rates of absenteeism and presenteeism resulting from illness and incapability of workers, and the need to ensure patient safety through qualified nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patricia Campos Pavan
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.affiliation: Centro de Vigilância Sanitária, Secretaria do Estado de Saúde de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pustiglione
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mirian Cristina Dos Santos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vanda Elisa Andres
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Felli
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Claudia Alcantara
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Garzin
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marta Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Melleiro