Abstract
Objective: To identify the main stressors agents responsible for acute and chronic work stress disorder in medical professionals and nurses, as well as to analyze and describe the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Bibliographic review: Stress is a normal adaptation reaction of the organism to various environmental stimuli. However, if persistent for more than 4 weeks, stress becomes chronic and pathological, causing from Hypertension to Anxiety and Depression. The disorder experienced in the work environment is defined as occupational. In this study, doctors and nurses have physical and mental injuries such as anxiety, fatigue and suicidal ideation at higher rates than most of the general population, also associated with the negative impacts of COVID, since dealing with the unknown and at the same time trying to maintain balance to care for the other, has become the biggest challenge. Final considerations: Thus, medical and nursing professionals are among the classes most susceptible to the development of work stress. Therefore, changes aimed at caring for physical and mental health are necessary, in order to ensure not only the well-being of professionals, but also the maintenance of the quality of care.