Abstract
The aim of this article is to identify how working conditions affect health professionals’ daily tasks, especially the nursing team. The study is characterized as exploratory and descriptive, and uses qualitative and quantitative methods. Data collection was performed using a seven-point Likert scale questionnaire. The study respondents were nurses and nurse technicians from a public hospital located in the northwest of the State of Paraná. The results show that it is not always possible to strictly follow all protocols and standard procedures, due to the lack of time, caused by the large number of patients to be treated. Regarding the work performed, results show that there is a large percentage of professionals who consider themselves to be in the right place, practicing the right profession. It is important to consider that some interviewees have already experienced depression due to their profession. The satisfaction of nursing professionals is especially linked to patients’ healing, the gratitude received from them and their families, the opportunity to listen to them and to be considered friends of these patients.