The nurse's work in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Reflect on the work experienced by the nurse in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in a public hospital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. METHODS: Reflective essay based in the professional experience in a public reference hospital for the care of patients affected by COVID-19 in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Results were organized in two empirical categories, which emphasize potentialities and barriers in the nurse's work in the face of the COVID-19, presented by means of Ishikawa diagram. RESULTS: Two categories emerged from the experiences Nursing leadership in organizing health services to face COVID-19; and the performance of nursing care management in the COVID-19 pandemic. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS It is necessary to value the nurse's work in all its attributes, as well as strengthen the interdisciplinary work processes, which collaborate to overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic.