Coronavirus pandemic in light of nursing theories.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: to reflect on the interface between the Coronavirus pandemic and nursing theories. METHOD: theoretical-reflective assay, anchored in the theoretical constructs of Dorothea Orem, Florence Nightingale and Callista Roy. RESULTS: in the interface with Orem, the professional, based on the nursing systems, offers health education for the virus prevention, the conduct of home isolation and in high complexity assistance when there is worsening of COVID19; with Nightingale, it is revealed the importance of environmental sanitation, ventilation, personal and domestic cleaning and the surrounding areas; with Roy, focal stimuli are perceived such as the symptoms of COVID19, contextual stimuli related to comorbidities, and residual stimuli, concerning to work stress due to high viral transmission and lack of protective equipment. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS nurses can use the theoretical framework of nursing theories as tools to guide their care in this pandemic situation.