Basic human needs of the elderly with COVID-19: Scoping review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i291p8364-8377Keywords:
Nursing care, social vulnerability, Worker's health, COVID-19Abstract
Objective: To describe the performance and thinking of Nursing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic related to health and safety conditions at work. Method: This is a study of a systematic literature review article, carried out through a data survey from the Virtual Health Library during the months of April to July 2020. Results: 9 articles were selected that stated the challenge of Nursing in the field of health edu-cation, work with existing limitations and its importance on the front line. Conclu-sion: This pandemic allows a reflection on nursing workers, their working condi-tions, care for patients with different vulnerabilities and characteristics. Thinking about their anxieties, fears, uncertainties and safe working conditions can favor the implementation of the worker's health and safety policy, implement measures to pre-vent and control occupational contamination, adequate hospital structure, integrated institutional network of psychological support.