TY - JOUR AU - Simone Cristina Cardoso, AU - Arantxa S. Sforcini, AU - Dulce Aparecida Barbosa, AU - Cassiane D. da Fonseca, AU - Naila Alb Oliveira, PY - 2021/07/03 Y2 - 2024/10/12 TI - Nurses’ performance in COVID-19 pandemic: Integrative review JF - Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û JA - BJHBS VL - 20 IS - 1 SE - Literature Review DO - 10.12957/bjhbs.2021.59745 UR - /bjhbs/article/view/67 SP - 46-54 AB - <p>Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan (China) in late December 2019. It has rapidly spread worldwide since then and it has become a global pandemic affecting more than 200 countries and territories. Objective: To evaluate the scientific evidence on nurses’ role in health care for COVID-19 patients Methods: Integrative review carried out in BEDENF, LILACS and MEDLINE databases of articles available between December 2019 and June 2020 by adopting PICO strategy. Results: The sample consisted of ten articles addressing nursing experience during COVID-19 pandemic, bringing an analysis of the impact of nursing activities worldwide during the pandemic. Conclusion: The studies addressed nurses’ importance in this pandemic moment; however, it shows various difficulties that these professionals face on a daily basis to keep professional ethics while ensuring the best care. This review realizes the need for new research to call attention to nurses’ role in tackling COVID-19 pandemic.</p> ER -