Preventing psychosocial risks

The purpose of this study is to contribute to a psychosocial risk prevention initiative at Caen University Hospital. The approach involves carrying out a diagnosis, identifying PSRs with a view to reducing them. As care is the hospital's core business, we chose to focus on a population of nurses. The interviews highlighted tensions that could be factors in RPS, but also factors of job satisfaction that could be protective factors. Following this study, it seems possible to define a number of action plans. The prevention of RPS must be part of an institutional approach. Dealing with RPS means looking at how work is organised. But the most important thing seems to be to rethink management. More than participation, we need management that listens. Health managers come from the care sector, and they have to take care of their employees. Health is a capital to be preserved. Who better to take the health of the people who work there into consideration than health establishments?

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The author's professional career has been characterised by her involvement in the hospital civil service, as a nurse, nurse anaesthetist, health executive and then senior health executive. This work, which was carried out to obtain a Master2 in Management Sciences, was awarded the 1st SSQT prize in 2010.