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Concerns and Feelings of Brazilian Nursing Professionals during the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic

Paula Cotrin1*, Renan Morais Peloso1,2, Wilana da silva Moura1, Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho1, Sandra Maria Pelloso1, Renata Cristina gobbi de Oliveira1, Ricardo Cesar Gobbi de oliveira1, Samira Salmeron and Karina Maria Salvatore Freitas1.

Introduction: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing professionals during the first waves of the pandemic.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with a randomly selected sample. Google Forms questionnaire was sent by WhatsApp messenger. The survey comprised questions about jobs, income, and workload, PPE, training for COVID-19 patient care, behavior, and feelings during the pandemic.

Results: The number of jobs, workload, and monthly income were reduced significantly during the first stages of the pandemic. 90% of the nurses were afraid of being infected in their jobs and infecting family and friends.

Conclusion: There was a reduction in the number of jobs, workload, and family income. Nurses reported great concern about getting infected and contaminate family and friends. Nurses showed a high level of stress and anxiety and believed that the pandemic would positively influence their nursing career.