Creating spaces for care for nurses working in the pandemic in light of the nursing process/Creando de espacios de cuidado para los enfermeros que laboran en la pandemia a la luz del proceso de enfermería/Criando espacos de cuidados a enfermeiros atuantes na pandemia a luz do processo de enfermagem

Objective. To make a dialog about the nursing professionals' perception regarding how they cope with COVID-19 and the repercussions on their practice and personal life. Methods. This is a qualitative study, typified as participatory action research, which was carried out using Paulo Freire's Research Itinerary linked to the steps of the Nursing Process. To that end, the following guiding question was launched: How is it for you to act as a nursing professional in the hospital area during the COVID-19 pandemic? Results. Three syntheses emerged, which guided the discussion: The challenges of being a nursing professional in the pandemic. The learning and growth that the challenges of the pandemic have generated and Nursing as the protagonist of care. The Virtual Culture Circle was a space where, despite the limitations, provided a social interaction among the participants, with mutual exchange of experiences, with many reflections, besides expressions of feelings, experiences and learning obtained during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion. The nurses perceived that, although this moment highlights and appreciates the profession, nursing is overloaded and exhausted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with repercussions on professional and personal life. The care for those who care needs to be planned and implemented in different scenarios, and the Nursing Process built based on theoretical and scientific knowledge guide the effective improvement of the quality of health care. Descriptors: nursing process; occupational health; COVID-19; hospital care. Objetivo. Dialogar sobre la percepcion de los profesionales de enfermeria con respecto a la lucha contra el COVID-19 y las repercusiones en su practica profesional y en su vida personal. Metodos. Estudio cualitativo del tipo investigacion accion participante, realizado mediante el itinerario de investigacion de Paulo Freire vinculado a las etapas del Proceso de Enfermeria. Para ello se propuso la siguiente pregunta orientadora: ?Como ha sido su actuacion como profesional de la enfermeria en el area hospitalaria durante la pandemia de COVID-19? Para organizar el Circulo de Cultura Virtual (CCV), las investigadoras invitaron por WhatsApp[R] a los profesionales de enfermeria de las instituciones hospitalarias de Santa Catarina (Brasil); participaron 10 enfermeras. Resultados. Emergieron tres sintesis que guiaron la discusion: Los retos de ser profesional de enfermeria en la pandemia, El aprendizaje y el crecimiento que generaro