Nursing procedures and techniques performed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

This article sought to describe the experiences lived during the realization of practical nursing classes, during the COVID-19 pandemic, given in the second semester of 2020 at a private university of Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas. This is a descriptive study, using the hypothetical-deductive method, carried out from the experience of nursing students, during the replacement of practical classes in the discipline of Semiology and Semiotechnics. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, some private universities opted to take the theoretical classes of the first semester of at a distance, giving priority to preparing for the replacement of practical classes in the second semester, aiming at the prevention of students and employees of the institution. In view of this, the practices carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic were extremely important for the professional development of academics as future nursing professionals. Since this experience provided an opportunity to absorb a range of new knowledge and preventive measures in the face of this situation.