ABSTRACT
Objective:
to analyze the challenges of the Federal and Regional Nursing Councils regarding the performance of nursing in providing care to people with COVID-19.
Method:
a documentary study carried out on the websites of the Federal Nursing Council and respective Regional Councils of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, Amazonas and Pernambuco. Data collection took place in May, encompassing bulletins published from March to April 2020. A total of 149 bulletin items were analyzed through Content Analysis.
Results:
most of the bulletins published by the Federal Nursing Council cited support for professionals, and health service inspection and task force creation stand out for the Regional Nursing Councils among the included units. The findings were organized into four categories: The nursing professional during the pandemic: the fight against the invisible enemy; Working conditions in providing care to people with COVID-19: barriers and challenges; Professional devaluation x technical responsibility: frontline scenario; Mental health of nursing professionals: living with fear and uncertainty.
Conclusion:
the challenges of the Federal Nursing Council and the Regional Nursing Councils regarding nursing performance in providing care to people with COVID-19 are directly linked to the supervision and support to the category in the daily exercise of the profession as evidenced by structural difficulties of the working conditions, professional devaluation due to their technical responsibility, inadequate dimensioning of the workforce, overload and problems related to mental health.
DESCRIPTORS:
Coronavirus; Pandemic; Job; Nursing care; Health regulation and inspection