ICU NURSING PRACTICAL CLASSES: CONCEPT BUILDING

Abstract

Qualitative research which aimed to verify concept understanding, Nursing, Human Being, Health, ICU, Care, Acute Care Patient, carried out by 17 students in the ninth term of the nursing graduation course at the end of practical classes focused on the acute care patient. Data collection was performed during three moments: first and last days of practical classes in hospital settings when students were requested to formulate the mentioned concepts. Thus, the Collective Subject Speech was elaborated from the transcribed and analysed definitions. The concepts ICU and Acute Care Patient were pointed out and some lines were presented in this article. The third moment of data collection was performed during the team meeting for discussion and reflection on the concepts elaborated by the undergraduates in the two first moments, as well as the elaboration of the final concept by the team. Concept building and the subsequent discussions in the team meeting provoked not only the reflection about their practical classes but also learning and the development of a critical attitude in the students.

Keywords

• Education
• Nursing
• Intensive Care Unit