Experiencias vivenciales del personal de enfermería en la campaña de vacunación COVID en el cantón Ambato provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

Introduction: The pandemic has caused a serious health, social and economic crisis in the world. Demanding the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, to implement the COVID, vaccination plan requiring health personnel working on the front line to be the main participants; producing in them a change in lifestyle due to long working hours. Objective: To learn about the experiences of nursing personnel who participate in the COVID vaccination campaign in the Ambato Canton, Province of Tungurahua. Method: The research is a qualitative approach design of phenomenological exploratory type, with a sample taken by convenience and reasoned, with a total of 12 nursing professionals who have the phenomenon of interest, using a semi-structured interview as an instrument for data collection. Results: with the interviews conducted, a categorization of the information was elaborated, managing to classify them in: Perception of the COVID Vaccination strategy, Types of negative and positive experiences in the vaccination campaign, Changes in lifestyle. Physical and mental health, Perceived attitudes in the vaccination process, Interpersonal relationships. Conclusions: The experiences lived by the nursing staff in the COVID vaccination campaign were mostly good experiences, thus classifying them into positive and negative according to the interview conducted with each professional.