Role of nurses in a field hospital aimed at patients with Covid-19
Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2021 Sep 13;42(spe):e20200378.
doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200378.
eCollection 2021.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliations
- 1 Hospital do Coração (HCor), Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 2 Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 3 Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital das Clínicas, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 4 Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Faculdade de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Básica. Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
- 5 Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-infantil e Psiquiátrica. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Abstract
Objective:
To understand the role of nurses in field hospitals aimed at patients with Covid-19.
Methods:
Qualitative research based on Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology. Twenty nurses working in São Paulo were interviewed between May and June 2020. The testimonies were organized and analyzed based on the theoretical-methodological and thematic framework.
Results:
The following categories emerged: "Nurses' challenges in field hospital care", "Visibility of nursing in the Covid-19 pandemic scenario" and "Covid-19 post-pandemic professional valorization".
Final considerations:
The reflection on the results that emerged in this study may contribute to support improvements in training, working conditions and valuing nurses, considering the importance of this professional category in the scope of health services. New investigations may increase knowledge in the area, providing subsidies for professional role in this and other health situations that require nursing intensity and excellence.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Brazil
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COVID-19 / epidemiology
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COVID-19 / nursing*
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Female
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Humans
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Interviews as Topic
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mobile Health Units / organization & administration*
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Nurse's Role / psychology*
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Nurses / psychology*
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Nursing / standards*
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Nursing Theory
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Pandemics
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Professional Practice
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Qualitative Research
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SARS-CoV-2