Abstract
to analyze the insertion of environmental issues in the postgraduate stricto sensu in nursing in Brazil. quali-quantitative research, of exploratory approach, with documental research in the Sucupira Platform and in sites of the 112 courses stricto sensu in Nursing in Brazil, in 2018. We analyzed the curricular matrixes; course menus; teaching profile; dissertations and thesis (2004-2016); and bibliographic productions of the four-year evaluation 2013-2016. The analysis of quantitative data was performed by statistical methods; and qualitative data, by the Content Analysis Technique, outlined by Bardin. the results demonstrate incipiency in the treatment of environmental issues. Regarding the theme, we highlight those that refer to socio-historical-cultural aspects in relation to the more direct environmental approach and facilitator of environmental conservation and consequent promotion of health. The analysis allows identifying the fragility of the environmental approach in the analyzed programs, being necessary to improve the cross-sectionality of environmental issues.
Highlights
In the area of health, in Brazil, there are 3.5 million workers, of which about 50% perform their functions in nursing
The nurse, as a professional member of the health team, needs to have access to training that takes into account environmental issues in the development of actions to protect the environment, in order to improve the quality of life of the population and decrease the incidence of diseases arising from environmental disorders
The survey of the training of teachers registered in the Post-Graduate Nursing Programs (PGPs) of the Nursing area identified 1,518 registered teachers, 64.9% with training in the large area of Nursing
Summary
In the area of health, in Brazil, there are 3.5 million workers, of which about 50% perform their functions in nursing. Florence Nightingale, precursor of nursing, in her book“Notes on Nursing”, presents several observations about the adequacy of the environment in the prevention and treatment of diseases, what became known as “Florence’s environmentalist theory”. This theory has concepts that serve as a parameter today, and its relevance is considered a milestone in the history of nursing[2]
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