Nursing team's impressions about the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The aim was to identify the impressions of nursing professionals about work in the pandemic of the new coronavirus and describe these impressions. Descriptive cross-sectional study developed from the qualitative approach. The Free and Informed Consent Term was prepared in clear, easy to understand language, providing information to the research participants, as well as guaranteeing anonymity and the refusal to participate in the study and the withdrawal from the study at any time, without any burden. for the study participant. Nurses are on the front lines and are the basis of any response activity. There is a fine line between dying and living, there is a set of factors in addition to the severity of living with the virus, prejudice, stigma, breaking social and emotional relationships are factors that make the subjects feel helpless and depressed. , leading to a negative perspective of this new context experienced. For the study subjects, training and PPE bring protection and safety, but they need to be accompanied by technical training and knowledge, as well as safety, respect and appreciation of nursing professionals.