Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ()

Challenges in the end-of-course paper for nursing technical training

  • Adriana de Oliveira,
  • Maria José Sanches Marin,
  • Elisabete Takeda,
  • Osni Lázaro Pinheiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0105
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 70, no. 6
pp. 1212 – 1219

Abstract

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ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the opinion of Nursing Technical Training students on the stages of construction of the End-of-Course Paper. Method: A cross-sectional study with a qualitative and quantitative approach. A total of 94 students participated from a Nursing Technical course of an institution in the State of São Paulo. A questionnaire was used with assertions, followed by a "Likert Scale" and open field for additional comments. Results: The students gave a positive evaluation of the stages involved in completing the paper, but negative responses regarding the time available and obligatory nature (38%). Nevertheless, they understood the essence of the task, in order to foster personal and professional growth; with perspectives to advance in other modalities of the course. Conclusion: It is important that course administrators and professors are prepared to support their students, aiming at an effective transformation for the way of thinking and practice in health care.

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