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Abstract
Contrasting COVID-19 is widely debated but often treated from a clinical or, at most, managerial perspective. Less attention is instead assigned to a narrative view of the problem. However, the stories of those who combat this pathogen teach us the need to use storytelling strategies to counteract the effects of the disease on patients and its consequences on healthcare providers. This contribution aims to address the COVID-19 issue from the perspective of narrative medicine, first by defining it and then by reporting some healthcare professionals' experiences. It intends to highlight the importance that medicine has not only on the patient but also on healthcare professionals. It offers a brief review of some of their narratives, focusing on experiences with different tones and struggles and emphasizing the importance of narrative in one's work in supporting patients. In addition, this contribution also aims to reason that not everything can be solved with words, as they help but do not solve everyday problems.
期刊介绍:
Esta revista surge con la finalidad de servir de soporte de enlace entre la actividad investigadora, especialmente en los campos señalados y las diferentes vertientes que, desarrolladas por profesionales de enfermería están cimentando las bases del humanismo enfermero sin cuya existencia y esmerada potenciación resultará del todo imposible alcanzar ni tan siquiera los lindes de ese objetivo tan legítimo como largamente anhelado: el desarrollo pleno de la enfermería en todas sus dimensiones. La necesidad del conocimiento previo de las culturas como único camino para preservar los niveles mínimos de respeto y dignidad en todo abordaje investigador y/o educativo, revela, por sí misma la dimensión pragmática del quehacer histórico, antropológico y humanístico en los cuidados enfermeros. La longevidad y salud de un propósito cómo éste dependerá de las variables de siempre. Hacemos por tanto una llamada a investigadores de la teoría, la filosofía y el desarrollo práctico de modelos y métodos enfermeros, la historia de la enfermería, la antropología de los cuidados enfermeros, la fenomenología y, por ende, a los compañeros y compañeras interesados en publicar sus narraciones, poesías y todas aquellas actividades que destaquen por su carácter humanístico. La intencionalidad de esta convocatoria no se reduce a la colaboración puntual, sino que esta revista pretende convertirse en un espacio abierto al debate, además del "ejercicio del criterio" (en expresión de Benedetti), se estimule la actividad investigadora y humanística erigiéndose en catalizadora de acciones tales como la convocatoria anual del premio "Vida y Salud" de Narrativa y video. Si el camino se hace andando hemos comenzado a dar pasos, pero resultará del todo imposible seguir caminando en la soledad por eso esperamos vuestro apoyo y colaboración.