ANÁLISE ORGANIZACIONAL DA CENTRAL DE MATERIAIS E ESTERILIZAÇÃO PERTINENTES À ALTA ROTATIVIDADE DE EQUIPES DE ENFERMAGEM.

Introduction: The high rates of hospital infections impacted the services provided, consolidating the implementation of the Sterilization and Materials Processing Center (CME), conceptualized as a support unit for care and diagnostic services that performs the processing of medical and hospital articles. The staff was composed of professionals unable to provide direct assistance, encouraging the devaluation of the unit. The recurrent technological development demanded more qualified and interested staff, but the sector still encounters difficulties training employees due to a high staff turnover. Objective: To identify the main factors contributing to the high rates of employee turnover in the CME, evaluate changes in productivity due to constant labor loss, identify team dissatisfaction, and raise the sociodemographic level of professionals. Methodology: An exploratory and descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out with the nursing teams working in the CME of the Hospital Estadual de Bauru (HEB), based on a script composed of open and closed questions. Results: We note the prevalence of females, an unsatisfactory socioeconomic level, an environment conducive to occupational risks, a predominance of nursing technicians, hiring for filling vacancies and involuntary relocation, a fickle presence of training, permanence of the devaluation instituted, an extensive production, in addition to unpreparedness and lack of professionals as elements that increase the high rotation in the CME. Final Considerations: The study highlighted the main elements influencing high turnover, highlighting the importance of implementing recurrent training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]