Predictors of moral harassment in nursing work in critical care units

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the predictors of moral harassment in nursing work critical care units. Methods: a cross-sectional study conducted public hospital Fortaleza, Ceará, with 167 professionals 2016. Sociodemographic/occupational questionnaire and Negative Acts Questionnaire Revised were applied. The analysis included descriptive statistics, measures central tendency dispersion, as well Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis Conover Inman U-tests for multiple comparisons. Results: there was 33% prevalence self-perception harassment, highlighting personal/professional disqualification work-related harassment. age, time working job unit, employment relationship sector. Conclusions: young (< 30 years), cooperative, crowded intensive or emergency units, less 5 years) greater unit (above 10 are biggest victims environments.