Perceptions and experiences of nurses about their performance in the COVID-19 pandemic

Elisabete Maria das Neves Borges; Cristina Maria Leite Queirós; Maria Rosário Fátima Sousa Pinheiro Vieira; Antónia Adília Ribeiro  Teixeira

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.20212260790

Autores

Elisabete Maria das Neves Borges Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-1008
Cristina Maria Leite Queirós Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-5317
Maria Rosário Fátima Sousa Pinheiro Vieira Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde do Tâmega II - Vale do Sousa Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-6392
Antónia Adília Ribeiro Teixeira Unidade de Saúde Pública, Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde do Tâmega II - Vale do Sousa Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7364-550X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20212260790

Palavras-chave:

Pandemias; Infecções por Coronavirus; Enfermeiros; Saúde do Trabalhador.

Resumo

Objetivo: descrever a percepção e vivências dos enfermeiros sobre o seu desempenho durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos: estudo qualitativo com abordagem fenomenológica. Participaram do estudo 15 enfermeiros, selecionados de acordo com uma amostra intencional do tipo bola de neve. Os dados foram obtidos através de entrevistas semiestruturadas e a informação transcrita foi submetida à análise de conteúdo temático-categorial. Resultados: da análise do discurso dos participantes, emergiram as seguintes categorias e subcategorias: experiências vivenciadas (estados negativos; organização do trabalho; coesão da equipe; desafios e normas e orientações); estratégias adotadas (individuais; suporte da equipe; familiar e informativo) e expectativas futuras (regresso à normalidade; adaptação; crescimento pessoal e profissional; incerteza e valorização da enfermagem). Conclusão: das percepções e vivências dos enfermeiros do seu desempenho na Pandemia COVID-19 salientam-se os estados emocionais negativos, estratégias adotadas de caráter individual e expectativas futuras de regresso à normalidade.

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