Impactos da pandemia Covid - 19 na saúde mental de enfermeiros: uma reflexão a partir da literatura online.

Abstract

In the year 2019, the world initiated an alert before a new disease capable of infecting human beings and that until then only affected other animals, a coronavirus that became known as COVID -19. With high transmissibility and with various aggravations ranging from signs of cold to the compromise of vital organs and death, health systems worldwide were ready to act against a disease without a vaccine or established scientific knowledge. Among the professionals working on the front line, there are nurses, present in most health services. The objective of this study was to conduct a search in the online literature about the impacts on the mental health of this professional during the pandemic and then conduct a reflection addressing the findings. This is an exploratory theoretical-reflective study that used scientific productions available online that addressed the impacts of the pandemic COVID-19 on the mental health of nursing professionals. As a result, the nurse was found to be a health professional with great potential for mental illness, already identified in international studies, and there is a link to a higher risk of anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses, related to several aspects that need to be better addressed in later studies.