COMPASSION IN TIMES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Keywords:
Patient Care Team, Compassion Fatigue, Hospice and Palliative Care NursingAbstract
Aim: To reflect on compassion in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A narrative review study based on the structure of a reflective theoretical essay that aims to contribute to discussions about compassion and how it has manifested in the current pandemic scenario. Results and discussion: From this reflection, it was possible to observe that the COVID-19 pandemic has created discussions about the importance of compassion, this is from the moment that health professionals feel and understand the suffering of patients and then their distancing from these patients – who could be your family members. Thus, this reflection is expected to encourage the practice of compassionate attitudes in the social environment, in the care environments for patients with COVID-19, and to reinforce its importance as an altruistic quality of health professionals, particularly those with a focus in the field of nursing, considering its constancy in the care of hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Final considerations: Knowing, reflecting and discussing compassion must become a daily practice for health professionals when faced with such difficulties, in order to contribute to society in general, and for health teams to demonstrate their compassion and sensitivity towards themselves and others, not only during the pandemic, but beyond it.
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