Brazil counts on me in the Covid-19 pandemic: a reflective essay on advancing the timeline of Nursing education

The Strategic Action Brasil Conta Comigo - Profissionais da Saude was created in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic, directed to train and keep records of health workers. Aligned with this strategy, the Ministry of Education has issued an Ordinance authorizing to advance the timeline of graduation for health professions, triggering a wave of early graduations. This context prompted us to prepare a reflective essay on the problems involved when nurses' education is cut short. The reflections were woven based on theoretical references that unveil the cynicism present in the current government discourse. We conclude that, instead of a problem-solving measure to alleviate the labor deficit, government initiatives represent a setback in the field of education and health that precludes the reversion of the historical precariousness in nursing working conditions.

Automated summary

The creation of a strategic action in Brazil aimed at training and keeping records of health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic led to a wave of early graduations in health professions. Reflective findings suggest that government initiatives exacerbate problems in nursing education, hindering improvements in working conditions for nurses.