Abstract
A study with a qualitative approach aiming to analyze the influence of undergraduate education on preparing for management in Nursing. The study was conducted with 22 graduates from a Public University in Southern Brazil. This research had data collected between the months of February and April through semi-structured interviews. Data was analyzed by the Collective Subject Discourse technique. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Parana. The following central ideas were found as a result: how undergraduate studies influence professional performance; use of managerial tools in managerial procedures; gaps found in subjects’ practical training sessions; suggestions for improvement. The research revealed fragmentation of subject contents, managerial procedures of doing with a productive approach, the need of curricular restructuring, improve training in the field and teaching/work partnership improvement. It is difficult for nurses to understand the managerial scope of its working process and to develop managerial competencies in professional practice.
Highlights
The Unified Healthcare System bases its conception in universality, comprehensiveness, decentralization and social participation
The collective subject 1 discourse analysis suggests the need for active methodologies in the discipline to facilitate the articulation of theory and practice, as well as curricular adjustment that provides practical hours in appropriate scenarios for the development of managerial skills, seeking support for the construction of attitudes in professional practice
This study brings a contribution to evaluation of management in nursing education from the graduates’ own perspective; from those that have experienced the theme in their professional practice
Summary
The Unified Healthcare System bases its conception in universality, comprehensiveness, decentralization and social participation. It was conceived as a result of the Brazilian Healthcare Reform movement that recognized healthcare rights and state responsibilities described in the Constitution of 1988(1). Facing the new scenario changes in nursing education (with particular reference to its management training) have been considered. The partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education in 2001 resulted in the establishment of National Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Courses and among other courses nursing. This article describes that nurse training should prepare future nurses to meet social health needs, including the acquisition of knowledge, skills and approaches required to develop and compose basic skills that support their actions in different fields of action[2]
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