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RESUMO Objetivo compreender os problemas éticos vivenciados por enfermeiros gestores no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos estudo qualitativo, realizado com 19 enfermeiros gestores. Os critérios de inclusão foram enfermeiros que exerciam a função de gestão há, pelo menos, seis meses, e os de exclusão, os que ocupavam cargo assistencial. Coleta de dados realizada por meio de entrevistas individuais com roteiro semiestruturado e análise documental, e analisados por meio da Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados os problemas éticos estão relacionados a: duplicidade e falta de informação sobre as normas e rotinas; ausência de fluxo dos pacientes; mudanças de rotina sem comunicação com os enfermeiros coordenadores; absenteísmo e presenteísmo da equipe de enfermagem; recusa de remanejamento por parte dos técnicos; profissionais da enfermagem que optaram por atuar no setor da COVID-19 e ganhar adicional de insalubridade e os que não optaram devido ao medo da doença; e conflitos provenientes do paciente. Conclusão a análise revelou situações marcadas por problemas éticos que comprometem a dinâmica de trabalho e a qualidade do atendimento. Contribuições para a prática a compreensão dos problemas éticos contribui para a promoção de melhorias no planejamento, intervenção e preparo dos profissionais para lidar com questões conflitantes vivenciadas na gestão hospitalar.
ABSTRACT Objective to understand the ethical problems experienced by nurse managers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods qualitative study, conducted with 19 nurse managers. The inclusion criteria were nurses who had held a management position for at least six months, and the exclusion criteria were those who held an assistance position. Data were collected through individual interviews with a semi-structured script and document analysis and analyzed using Content Analysis. Results the ethical problems were related to duplicity and lack of information about norms and routines; lack of patient flow; routine changes without communication with the nurse coordinators; absenteeism and presenteeism of the nursing team; refusal of reassignment by technicians; nursing professionals who chose to work in the COVID-19 sector and earn additional unhealthy salary and those who did not choose due to fear of disease; and conflicts arising from the patient. Conclusion the analysis revealed situations marked by ethical problems that compromise the dynamics of work and the quality of care. Contributions to practice understanding ethical problems contributes to the promotion of improvements in planning, intervention, and preparation of professionals to deal with conflicting issues experienced in hospital management.
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze potential triggers of moral suffering experiences of health professionals, reported in the media, during the COVID-19 pandemic and to propose a theoretical construct of analysis. METHODS: Study with qualitative approach whose data source were 50 reports published online, collected passively and actively, submitted to Content Analysis with the help of ATLAS.ti software. RESULTS: The potential moral problems that trigger moral suffering are related to the threat to moral integrity, infrastructure/logistics and teamwork problems, and emotional aspects, revealing their articulation with damage to the foundations of a healthy work environment, which generated the proposal of a construct. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The articulation between the experiences of moral suffering and the commitment of the fundamentals of a healthy work environment has brought important contributions to the adoption of strategies to protect and stimulate moral deliberation by professionals in favor of practice and society.