Changes in the labor practice of nursing professionals due to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic in a city of Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.15332/us.v21i1.2603

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nurses, work profile, coronavirus infections

Abstract

Objective: To determine the changes in the work practices of the nursing professional due to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study in a population of nursing professionals who were working during the pandemic in the city of Cartagena, with a total sample of 115 individuals through snowball sampling, who were applied a survey virtually, a descriptive statistical analysis was performed.

Results: The population consisted mostly of women with 82,6%, in ages between 30 and 40 years with 42,6% and 72,2% had undergraduate training. The 92,2% of nursing professionals state that with the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic there have been great changes in their work practice with the increase in more activities or tasks than were previously carried out, with the application of new strategies in the care and care of patients, with a high perception of risk in their workplace for contagion and economic difficulties at the work level due to the pandemic and they do not consider changing their work or occupational profile due to this situation that is happening.

Conclusions: the current global health crisis exposes the need for professionals to adapt new labor practices and skills to the new demands of the labor market.

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Author Biographies

Claudia Alejandra Orgulloso Bautista, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez

Enfermera. Magister en Epidemiología, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez. Cartagena, Colombia.

Leisly Beleño Pinedo, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez

Enfermera. Especialista en cuidado al adulto y niño en estado crítico de salud, Magister en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez. Cartagena, Colombia.

Rosa Isela Méndez Vergara, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez

Estudiante de Enfermería, Semillerista de la Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez, Cartagena, Colombia.

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Orgulloso Bautista, C. A., Beleño Pinedo, L., & Méndez Vergara, R. I. (2021). Changes in the labor practice of nursing professionals due to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic in a city of Colombia. Ustasalud, 21(1), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.15332/us.v21i1.2603

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Scientific and technological research papers