BURNOUT SYNDROME IN NURSING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594512405064

• Palavras-chave: Burnout; Covid-19; Enfermería; Pandemia

• Keywords: Burnout; Covid-19; Nursing; Pandemic

• Abstract:

  Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic has put healthcare workers under significant pressure. In this sense, different international studies have been published that establish a close relationship between the workload associated with caring for patients with COVID 19 and the presence of exhaustion, fatigue, depression, anguish and anxiety. Objective: Describe the phenomenon of burnout syndrome and its impact on nursing professionals during patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: Narrative review, carried out in the electronic databases Scopus and PubMed, for which the keywords “nursing” were used; “covid-19” and “burnout”. The Boolean term “AND” was used and the following filters were applied: Articles in English and published in the last 3 years. In addition, “full open Access” filters were applied for Scopus and no filters were applied for PubMed. Data collection by open coding technique. Results: 21 selected articles were reviewed, from which an in-depth analysis was carried out to respond to the theme of the study. Conclusion: With the arrival of COVID-19, the stressors associated with the increased demand for care from infected patients have been exacerbated. This has resulted in nurses presenting feelings of anguish, fear, anxiety, physical and mental exhaustion, and even suicidal ideation.