Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río (Jun 2017)
Historical evolution of the training of human resources in Nursing in Pinar del Río. 1961-2004
Abstract
Introduction: the program of training of human resources in Nursing undertaken in recent years has allowed the graduation of a significant number of nurses who have increased in quantity and quality for years as a necessary and possible way to raise the quality of the training of human resources in health. Objective: to describe the historical evolution of human resources training in Nursing in Pinar del Río from 1961 to 2004. Method: probabilistic sampling of the target group was made up of 100 professors and 80 graduates, for a total of 180. Non-standardized interviews and questionnaires were applied having a historical cultural approach that allowed analyzing the origin and development of the evolution of the training of nurses. Descriptive statistics was the method used. Results: the period from 1965 to 1976 concluded with the graduation of 1 876 graduates in the first School of Nursing and at Marina Ascuy Labrador in the period of 1975-2004. After this period they are trained at Simon Bolivar Health Polytechnic Institute and conclude with the graduation of 5 757 nursing technicians, which made a great impact on the contribution of human resources. Conclusions: the training of human resources in nursing increases the quality of care to people, family and community; it is a priority in the country. In Pinar del Río its beginning included the formation of Nursing Assistants and Technicians.
