Prospectiva estratégica para fortalecer un convenio docencia- servicio de enfermería.

Objective: To implement and evaluate the utility of the Strategic prospective methodology to support the development of an education and health care service agreement between an Institution of the higher complexity level and a University School of Nursing. Method: Longitudinal exercise of Strategic Prospective developed in three phases: First, analysis of the nursing context and status in the Health Institution. Second, development of a prospective workshop to determine the Nursing Department's role in developing the Institution. Third, follow up of the workshop results for one year (September 24, 2012, to September 24, 2013) in order to evaluate the utility of the methodology for strengthening the education and health care service agreement between the Health Institution and the University - School of Nursing. Results: In the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INC), Nursing want a change that will strengthen their ability to care. The Strategic prospective methodology facilitated the identification of seven strategic elements including care, education, research, systematization, management model, the development of human talent and social projection. These elements allowed us to determine the role of the Nursing Department within the INC as it was evidenced in the development of the teaching care agreement during a one year follow up. Conclusions: The Strategic prospective methodology proved to be useful, innovative and important to the development of a health care service agreement between the Health Institute on and the University School of Nursing, by working together with a shared vision that strengthens the interacting parties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]