Dimensions of the (under) appreciation of nursing: perceptions of workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769288023

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Nurse Practitioners, Social Desirability, Job Market, Occupational Health, COVID-19

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Objective: Understanding the perceptions of nursing workers from Intensive Care Units regarding the appreciation of their work in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Descriptive, qualitative research, conducted with nurses and nursing technicians from Intensive Care Units for COVID-19 patients of a public hospital in Minas Gerais. Semistructured interviews were carried out from January to February 2022, recorded in audio and submitted to an inductive analysis. Results: 15 nurses and 13 technicians participated. They highlighted the temporary appreciation received during the pandemic, their disbelief in the continuity of this appreciation, feelings of disrepute, distinction between professional classes, patient disrespect, multiple jobs, hoping for a higher wage floor and a lower hour load. Conclusion: It was essential to ensure dignified conditions, emotional support, payment, and fair work hours. The efforts and knowledge of these professionals must be recognized as they are essential for any level of health care.

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Carolina Cassiano, University of São Paulo

PhD student in Sciences by the Interunit Doctoral Program in Nursing of the São Paulo School of Nursing/Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo - USP (EE/EERP-USP), with a Sandwich period at the Porto School of Nursing (ESEP), University of Porto, Portugal [Announcement 1770 USP Agency for National and International Academic Cooperation (AUCANI), Banco Santander and Pro-Rectory of Inclusion and Belonging (PRIP-USP)]. Graduated in Nursing from the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) (2021). Master's degree in Psychology from the Postgraduate Program in Psychology (PPGP) of UFTM (2022); Specialization in Management and Auditing in Health Services, Occupational Nursing, Pedagogical Supervision, Neuroscience applied to learning. Student Representative of the Interunit Doctoral Program in Nursing at EE/EERP-USP (2023-2024). Member of the Research Group: "Research Laboratory in People Management and Professional Competencies" EERP-USP. Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal Contexto e Saúde and Revista Baiana de Enfermagem. Research lines with intersection between education, work and health: a) Worker's Health; b) Mental Health; c) University and Postgraduate Students; e) Education and Professional Training; f) Educational Digital Resources.

Priscila Andreja Oliveira, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares

Graduated in Nursing from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais - PUC Minas (2011). Postgraduate in Occupational Nursing from AVM Faculdade Integrada (2014). Master in Science from the School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, USP. Worked in Primary Care as Coordinating Nurse of the Family Health Program and the Tuberculosis Control and Leprosy Eradication Program in the cities of Bambuí-MG (2012) and Luz-MG (2014). In the hospital environment, she has experience in Clinical Medicine, Neurology and Orthopedics/Traumatology. She currently holds the position of Nursing Assistant at the Hospital de Clínicas da UFTM in the Surgical Clinic Unit and works as a preceptor of the Undergraduate Nursing Course at UFTM and the Integrated Multiprofessional Residency Program in Health at UFTM in the areas of Adult and Elderly Health Care. Member of the Internal Committee for Accident Prevention and Harassment (CIPA) Management 2023 of the Hospital de Clínicas da UFTM. Researcher in the area of ​​Nursing with an emphasis on Patient Safety and Health Promotion for Adults and Elderly People.

Laura Andrian Leal, University of São Paulo

Graduated in Nursing from the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo (2015). PhD from the Interunit Program of the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo (USP). Master of Science from the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo (USP). Specialist in Urgency and Emergency and Intensive Care from the University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP), Health Auditing (Instituto Passo 1), MBA in Health Management (USP) and in Public Management from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). Worked as a clinical nurse and as a Nurse Manager of the São Francisco Group. Currently, I am a full-time professor at the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM, working in the Hospital department in the disciplines of supervised curricular internship and medical nursing. Develops research in the area of ​​People Management in Nursing, Professional Competencies and scientific productions related to the Dynamics of the Organization of Health and Nursing Services. Member of the Research Group "Center for Studies and Research on Hospital and Nursing" and the "Research Laboratory in People Management and Professional Competencies" of USP and Management, Training, Health and Work - GFST, of the Federal University of São Carlos.

Tanyse Galon, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing - EERP/USP (2009). Direct Doctorate in Sciences, in the Research Line in Occupational Health, Fundamental Nursing Program - EERP/USP (2015). Sandwich Doctorate in the Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science at the University of Alicante - Spain (2012-2013). Specialization in Nursing in Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs - UNIARA (2022). Post-Doctorate from the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto - FFCLRP/USP (2020-2021). She worked as a Nurse in the Psychiatry Sector of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo - HCFMRP/USP (2013-2015) and was a Professor in the Department of Nursing - DEnf of the Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar (2015-2017). She is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nursing in Hospital Care - DEAH of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM (2017-Current), Coordinator of DEAH-UFTM (management 2023-2024) and Permanent Professor of the Professional Master's Program in Public Administration (PROFIAP-UFTM) and the Postgraduate Program in Health Care (PPGAS-UFTM). Coordinates the Extension Projects "MenT-Aberta: Meetings on Mental Health and Work" (UFTM) and the Academic League of Workers' Health (UFTM). Works in the following areas: Work-Related Mental Health, Workers' Health, Mental Health; Fundamentals of Nursing.

Silvia Helena Henriques, University of São Paulo

Graduated in Nursing (1993) from the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing (EERP-USP). Master in Nursing (2002) and PhD (2006) from the Interunit Doctoral Program in Nursing at EERP-USP. Associate Professor 2 of the Department of General and Specialized Nursing, EERP-USP. She is currently President of the Interunit Doctoral Program in Nursing at the São Paulo School of Nursing and the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing (EE/EERP-USP). Member of the Human Resources Observatory Committee at EERP-USP. Leader of the research group at the Research Laboratory in People Management and Professional Competencies; Member of the Center for Studies on Health and Work (NUESAT) and the Center for Studies and Research on Hospital and Nursing, linked to the Directory of Research Groups of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Member of the Occupational Health Nursing Network - Red ENSO - Brazil. Ad hoc reviewer of international journals such as: Journal of Nursing Management and International Journal of Nursing Practice. Has professional experience in the area of ​​Nursing (Care, Management and Teaching). His scientific production is related to the following lines of research: (a) Management and Administration of Health and Nursing Services; (b) Professional Competencies; (c) Occupational Health.

Álvaro da Silva Santos, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro

Graduated in Nursing from the City University of São Paulo (1987), Specialization in Public Health from the University of Ribeirão Preto (1988), Specialization in Medical-Surgical Nursing from the City University of São Paulo (1988), Psychoanalyst from the Center for Research in Psychoanalysis/SP, Master in Administration in Health Services from the São Camilo University Center - Pompeia Campus (1996) and PhD in Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2001). He has a Post-Doctorate in Social Work from PUC-SP in the area of ​​Elderly and Society, with an internship at the University of Barcelona-Spain (2008). He is currently Associate Professor IV at the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro in the Master's and Doctorate Course in Health Care, in the Master's Course in Psychology, and in the Undergraduate Course in Nursing. Former professor at the Federal University of Bahia, Multidisciplinary Institute of Health - Anísio Teixeira Campus. He has experience in Nursing, with an emphasis on the Family Health Program, working mainly on the following topics: collective health, family health, family health program, nursing in collective health, health of the elderly and care practice. Former leader of the Center for Studies in Collective and Family Health (NESCOF) from 2004 to 2008. He is the leader of the Research Group: Life Cycles, Family and Health in the Social Context (CIFACS). Former coordinator of the Specialization Course in Collective Health with an emphasis on Family Health from 2003 to 2006, both at the Nove de Julho University. Organized the book entitled: "Nursing in Primary Health Care Management" ISBN 85-204-2294-2 from Editora Manole Ltda, released in 2007. Organized the book entitled: "Public Health - Lines of Care and Nursing Consultation" ISBN 978-85-352-3946-1 from Elsevier Editora Ltda, released in 2012. Organized the book entitled: "Nursing Administration in Public Health" ISBN978-85-204-3867-1 from Editora Manole Ltda in 2015. Organized the Research and the book with the same title: "Health Profile of the Elderly Population of the Municipalities of the Regional Health Superintendence of Uberaba - Minas Gerais" ISBN 978-85-917413-0-4 from EDUFTM in 2014. He was Scientific Director of the Journal Saúde Coletiva (ISSN 1806-3365) from 2004 to 2013 and of the Journal Enfermagem Prática (ISSN 2177-8620) from 2011 to 2013, both from the Bolina Editorial Group (Spain - Portugal - Brazil). He was a member of the editorial board of the Journal Nursing, and an Adhoc member of scientific journals: Journal of the School of Nursing of USP (REEUSP), Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (UNIFESP), Saúde Sociedade (FSP/USP) and Studies and Research in Psychology. He is Scientific Editor of the Journal Family, Life Cycles and Health in the Social Context - REFACS and Head of Section of the Publishing House (EDUFTM) of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM.

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Cassiano, C., Oliveira, P. A., Leal, L. A., Galon, T., Henriques, S. H., & Santos, Álvaro da S. (2024). Dimensions of the (under) appreciation of nursing: perceptions of workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 14, e25. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769288023

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