Professional identities in construction: Conjectures about nursing in the post-pandemic of COVID-19

Hagopian, E. M.; Melo, F. S.; De Freitas, G. F.; Taffner, V. B. M.; Rodrigues, M. M.; De Lima Oliveira, M. V.

Objective: to understand the perceptions of nursing professionals in relation to possible outcomes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic for the profession. Method: qualitative study, based on Oral History, through interviews and application of a socioeconomic/professional questionnaire, conducted in the hospitalization unit of a large health institution, located in the city of São Paulo, capital of the state of São Paulo. Results: two relevant categories were extracted from the interviews: Belief in the strengthening of nursing in the post-pandemic and Disbelief in the improvement of nursing image in the post-pandemic. Final Considerations: professional identities are constructed through social interactions between the me (subject) and the other (social and institutional groups). This interaction is marked by conflicts that result in the reconstruction of this identity and with possible reflexes in professional practice. © 2021 Korean Neurotraumatology Society This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.