Research in nursing in the context of the struggle for professional appreciation and the experience of the Covid-19 health crisis

Abstract

To describe the experience in developing the research “Nursing practices in the context of Primary Health Care (PHC): national study of mixed methods”, with a regional focus for the Midwest and the Federal District. Experience report on the study of mixed methods, with emphasis on conducting the research in the Midwest and in the Federal District. The nurses surveyed worked in PHC for at least three years and conducted practices of care or management. The survey was conducted from November 2019 to August 2021. Data was collected through an electronic instrument and an interview script. The ethical precepts set forth in CONEP Resolution 466/2012 and Circular Letter 2/2021 were complied with. SPSS and NVivo software were used for data processing. The interviews were analyzed using Bardin’s content analysis technique. Research dissemination strategies are presented, highlighting institutional partnerships, the use of media and social networks and other initiatives to reach professionals in the municipalities. Nursing research is contextualized amidst the struggles of the category and of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. The important contributions of the study are highlighted. The research was characterized by a unique moment, reflected in the struggles for professional appreciation and in the experience of nurses in the health crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic. The evidence found contributes to teaching and research, to the work of SUS managers and decision makers in health and to nursing associations. The multimethod study provided an expanded response to the investigated problem, thus showing the reality of practices, working conditions and the scope of activities of nurses in PHC.