Objective
from the perspective of nurse-professors, to analyze the effects of remote teaching because of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives.
Method
a descriptive and qualitative study, conducted in October 2020 at a University Center in Teresina-PI. The research participants were 13 nurse-professors. Data collection took place by means of individual interviews, guided by a semi-structured script. Subsequently, content thematic analysis was performed
Results
the participants reported that remote teaching generated changes in the routine, with the need to adapt the class to the virtual environment and to implement home rearrangements. These aspects were maximized by lack of mastery in terms of the digital tools, which increased the work demands. Sometimes they felt anguished, sad, guilty, and alone due to the obstacles to establish good relationships with the students. Work overload contributed to physical and emotional illness in the nurse-professors, who reported stress, tiredness, difficulty sleeping, blood circulation and eating problems, and visual impairment.
Final considerations and implications for the practice
remote teaching has generated high demands, which exacerbate risk situations for the participants' illness; therefore, strategies must be thought out focusing on the re-signification of the teaching work, a theme that is still incipient in research studies.
Keywords:
Faculty, Nursing; Education, Nursing; Coronavirus Infections; Occupational Health; Educational Technology