Nursing and mental health: a reflection in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Duarte, Maria de Lourdes Custódio
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Daniela Giotti da, Bagatini, Mariana Mattia Correa
• Tipo de documento: preprint
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
• Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/1288
• topic: Enfermagem; Saúde mental; Pandemias; Adaptação psicológica; Nursing; Mental health; Coronavirus infections; Pandemics; Adaptation, psychological

Objective: To reflect on the mental health of Nursing professionals in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.Method: This is a theoretical-reflective study based on the discursive formulation on the themeand supported by the national and international scientific literature and by the authors' criticalanalysis.Results: The analyzed studies, along with the care practice, showed that Nursing professionalsare susceptible to the exacerbation of symptoms such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, anguish,and stress in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, in view of their exhaustive work shifts,patients' deaths, risk of infecting themselves and their families, and social isolation.Final considerations: The mental health of Nursing professionals needs to be listed as one ofthe priorities for health managers, guaranteeing strategies and public policies that ensure sanityfor those who are in the front line of the fight against the pandemic.