# Nursing performance and occupational risks in family health strategy: an integrative review

## TL;DR

This review explores the occupational risks faced by nursing professionals in primary health care, particularly within the Family Health Strategy, and highlights the need for better risk management and training.

## Contribution

The study provides an integrative review of occupational risks in nursing within primary health care, emphasizing the lack of research and training on this topic.

## Key findings

- Occupational risks in nursing are often not perceptible except for biological risks.
- Few studies have addressed risk mapping in the Family Health Strategy.
- Training and biosafety standards are needed to address these risks.

## Abstract

Primary health care is one of the different fields of nursing practice. The COVID-19
pandemic has caused a series of questions regarding exposure that nursing professionals
face in terms of occupational risks in primary health care. The aim of this study was to
discuss to discuss, based on scientific evidence, the occupational risks experienced by
the nursing team in the Family Health Strategy. This integrative literature review was
conducted in the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) database
and the Nursing Database (BDENF) between June and October 2020. The descriptors used in
the search were: nursing, occupational risks, and primary health care. Inclusion criteria
were original, open access articles published between 2005 and 2019 with the full text
available. Of the 37 articles initially found, 6 were included in the analysis and after
screening. Despite their presence during nursing work, occupational risks are not very
perceptible except for biological risks, the understanding of which comes from
professional practice rather than research and/or training. No article was addressed about
the risk map or its use in the Family Health Strategy. Health managers must offer personal
protective equipment and establish biosafety standards and training activities about
occupational risks.