1. [Expectations of nursing students from their initial hospital training experiences].
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Carvalho MD, Pelloso SM, Valsecchi EA, and Coimbra JA
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- Adult, Brazil, Curriculum, Female, Humans, Male, Needs Assessment, Nursing Education Research, Set, Psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Attitude of Health Personnel, Clinical Competence standards, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate standards, Hospitals, Students, Nursing psychology
- Abstract
The first experience in hospital training may create tensions and anxieties. These feelings interfere negatively in the teaching-learning process. The aim of this paper was to investigate the expectations of Nursing Fundamentals II students regarding their initial hospital training. Second-year students of the Nursing Course offered by Universidade Estadual de Maringá (state of Paraná, Brazil) were chosen as subjects of this investigation. The students revealed a state of anxiety when confronting technical procedures, relationship with patients and evolution. By reflecting on these aspects instructor the may increase the teaching-learning efficiency and humanize the professional training.
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- 1999
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