REPERCUSSIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN INSTITUTIONAL LABORAL VIOLENCE TO NURSING PROFESSIONALS: COVID19 AND LABORAL VIOLENCE LIVED BY NURSING

Abstract

Objective: To discuss institutional labor violence against nursing professionals in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Reflective study that took place through the analysis of articles relevant to the theme and the current pandemic scenario. Results: It is structured in two topics. In the first moment, entitled Violence in the health sector and the challenges for nursing work, it discusses the violence experienced by nursing in the health sector and how it affects the health of workers and patient safety. In the second moment, entitled The COVID-19 pandemic19 and institutional violence in the SUS, there is a discussion of the institutional violence experienced by nursing in the context of the pandemic by COVID-19, and notes for changes in this reality. Conclusion and implications for the practice: It is urgent that the Public Ministry of Labor, Unions and other inspection bodies are vigilant in the demand for better nursing working conditions, considering that Brazil is among the countries with high mortality due to COVID- 19 among health sector workers. It is suggested that such reflections encourage new research with a higher level of evidence and that they can address the reality experienced by nursing in different regions.