The present study aimed at characterizing the work situation of the nursing personnel from an Argentine Hospital through the identification of the characteristics of the workers, the executed activities and the work environment, using the methodological fundamentals of ergonomics. In order to diagnose the work situation, the author performed 74 interviews with the workers, 17 nurses and 57 nursing auxiliaries. Findings showed that the work situation in the studied presents problems related to the work organization, tasks division, lack of a policy directed to improve professional capacities and safety at work, promotion of worker's health and adequacy of the materials, equipments. The authors presented suggestions based on ergonomics in order to minimize or to eliminate the detected problems.
nursing; work; ergonomics
