IN THE EPICENTER OF THE EPIDEMIC: A LOOK AT COVID-19 IN ITALY

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.72955

Keywords:

Nursing, Pandemics, Infections by Coronavirus, Nursing Care.

Abstract

Objective: To reflect on the impacts of COVID-19 in northern Italy, the European epicenter of the pandemic.
Development: The approach developed since the advent of the disease, its arrival in Italy and its repercussions, not only in the health field, but also in the human relationships and the social environment. The epidemic has been impacting the lives of health professionals and has mobilized advances in research around the world.
Final considerations: It is considered that coping with the disease in the country evidenced the role of Nursing as a care profession and that it will allow for a new thinking about Nursing teaching, care, and research.

Author Biographies

Elisabetta Riboli, ASST Crema, Lombardia, Italia

Especialista em Enfermagem Comunitária pela Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Enfermeira no Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Italia

Juliana Perez Arthur, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Paraná. Especialista em Enfermagem Comunitária pela Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Maria de Fátima Mantovani, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Paraná. Professora permanente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Published

2020-05-13

How to Cite

Riboli, E., Arthur, J. P., & Mantovani, M. de F. (2020). IN THE EPICENTER OF THE EPIDEMIC: A LOOK AT COVID-19 IN ITALY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.72955

Issue

Section

Especial Covid-19