Background:

Nurses experienced dissatisfaction and emotional and relational tensions during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be related to burnout, anxiety, and depression.

Objective:

To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses’ burnout, anxiety, and depression.

Methodology:

Quantitative descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study. The nonprobability convenience sample consisted of 234 nurses from a hospital in the archipelago of the Azores. A questionnaire with sociodemographic/general questions, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) were administered online and face-to-face. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software. All ethical and legal aspects were respected.

Results:

The following aspects were identified: lack of and the prolonged use of personal protective equipment, unfavorable working conditions, decreased professional fulfillment, fear of becoming infected with the virus and infecting family/friends, social isolation, relationship with hierarchical superiors, inadequate remuneration, and lack of administrative practices.

Conclusion:

The pandemic context, combined with the social and family context, led nurses to experience symptoms of burnout, anxiety, and depression.

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