From caregiver to patient: in the Covid-19 pandemic, who defends and cares for Brazilian nursing? De cuidador a paciente: na pandemia da Covid-19, quem defende e cuida da enfermagem brasileira? / From caregiver to patient: in the Covid-19 pandemic, wh

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ABSTRACT Objective Reflect on the health of nursing workers in the face of the pandemic crisis by Covid-19. Method Reflection article whose theme involves the pandemic by Covid-19 and the health of nursing workers. It was developed from two theoretical sections i) pandemic, epidemiological aspects and recommendations for the protection of nursing workers;ii) health of nursing workers in the context of Covid-19. Results The risks to the health of nursing workers, which were already worrisome before the pandemic, have become alarming in the current context, especially due to the incapacity of a precarious health system existing for a long time. Conclusions and implications for practice This fact generates ethical dilemmas, physical and psychic suffering for nursing workers, as well as illnesses and deaths. Therefore, it is necessary to plan and operationalize material and human resources in adequate quantity and quality, considering the last time, to support health services and nursing workers. We highlight the role of class organs, the need to mobilize the professional collective and the effort of governmental and social bodies, as a way to change the situation pointed out.