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Profile of nursing graduates: competencies and professional insertion.
- Source :
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE) . 2019, Vol. 27, p1-8. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: evaluate the profile of the graduates of Nursing a public college from the perception of skills developed during graduation and the process of professional insertion. Method: quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study. The sample was composed of 216 graduates. The data was collected by a validated questionnaire and sent to a population of 470 egresses via electronic mail. For the analysis of the data, frequencies, mean and standard deviation were applied and, for the correlation, the chi-square test. Results: the majority of the participants were female (88%) and the mean age was 29.62 years. The majority (65%) had an employment relationship, 14% worked in a single institution and 48% started working six months after graduation. Regarding the form of work, 56% work in care, with an average of 4.5 minimum wages and a weekly workload between 37 and 44 hours. The majority reported competence acquisition to practice the profession, assisting the patient in his integrality with ethics and applying technical and scientific concepts in care. Conclusion: the study made it possible to describe the singularities of nurses' education, their insertion in the world of work and the impact on the educational institution, as well as the presentation of specific competences from the perspective of the graduates themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHI-squared test
*CLINICAL competence
*STATISTICAL correlation
*CURRICULUM
*EMPLOYMENT
*LABOR market
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL personnel
*NURSING education
*NURSING students
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH
*STUDENT attitudes
*UNIVERSITIES & colleges
*SAMPLE size (Statistics)
*QUANTITATIVE research
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15188345
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141701830
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3222.3205