LA CONTRIBUCIÓN DE LA ERGONOMÍA AL PROCESO DE REGRESO AL TRABAJO Y LOS RETOS DE INCLUIR PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍA: LA EXPERIENCIA DE UN HOSPITAL EN BRASIL

: This article accounts for the experience as an ergonomist in a Brazilian private hospital in training to support nursing professionals to return to work after prolonged periods of sick leave. The institutional development of a Return to Work Program involves a team seeking to guarantee support and employment. However, when the nursing professional reduces work capacity that takes him away from direct patient care, there is a great challenge to create workspaces and clear limitations in the adaptation of activities, especially for mobilization and patient transport. The paper presents the Return to Work Program tools and the role of the ergonomist in cases of return to work. Also, the program’s limitations, the requirements of professional nursin g practice and the challenges of adapting to work and including people with labor restrictions.