Denúncias da enfermagem brasileira sobre a exposição a riscos laborais durante a pandemia de COVID-19

Francisco Rosemiro  Guimarães Ximenes Neto; Maria Helena  Machado; Neyson  Pinheiro Freire; Manoel Carlos  Neri da Silva; Betânia Maria  Pereira dos Santos; Mônica  Carvalho de Mesquita Werner Wermelinger

doi:10.36489/nursing.2021v24i280p6191-6198

Authors

Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto
Maria Helena Machado
Neyson Pinheiro Freire
Manoel Carlos Neri da Silva
Betânia Maria Pereira dos Santos
Mônica Carvalho de Mesquita Werner Wermelinger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2021v24i280p6191-6198

Keywords:

Nursing, Workforce, Health Unic System, Pandemic, COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: To reflect on aspects related to the work of the Nursing team, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Methods: This is a reflection on some aspects of working conditions and the exposure to health risks of nursing professionals in Brazil, based on information from the Nursing Observatory and inspection reports from the Federal Nursing Council (COFEN), and the Nursing Profile Survey in Brazil. Results: Brazilian Nursing professionals have faced harsh working conditions, such as the insufficiency and inadequacy of the Equipment of Individual Protection (EIP) and the undersizing of teams, thereby increasing the risks to workers' health. Conclusions: The pandemic has exacerbated problems faced by nursing professionals, and the deficit in EIP with the undersizing of teams and work overload may be associated with the high number of deaths of professionals during the analyzed period.

Author Biographies

Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto

Nurse, Doctor of Science. Adjunct Professor of the Undergraduate Nursing Course at the State University of Vale do Acaraú (UVA), the Master in Family Health at RENASF/UVA/FIOCRUZ and the Academic Master in Family Health at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC).

Maria Helena Machado

Sociologist. PhD in Sociology from IUPERJ. Head researcher at the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Coordinator of NERHUS-DAPS and ObservaRH-ENSP, of the Network of HR Observatories-MS/PAHO.

Neyson Pinheiro Freire

Journalist. Master's student in Science at the Federal University of São Paulo – Unifesp. Member of the Study and Research Group in Administration and Nursing – GEPAG/Unifesp.

Manoel Carlos Neri da Silva

Nurse. Specialist in environmental education and sustainable development from the Federal University of Rondônia – UNIR. President of the Regional Nursing Council of Rondônia - Coren-RO.

Betânia Maria Pereira dos Santos

Nurse. Doctor in Medicine and Health from the Federal University of Bahia-UFBA. Professor of Nursing at ETS/Federal University of Paraíba. President of the Federal Nursing Council - Cofen.

Mônica Carvalho de Mesquita Werner Wermelinger

Biologist. PhD in Public Health from the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health. Researcher at the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health/FIOCRUZ.