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The situation of nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean towards universal health

Authors :
Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani
Lynda Law Wilson
Sabrina de Souza Elias Mikael
Laura Morán Peña
Rosa Amarilis Zarate Grajales
Linda L. McCreary
Lisa Theus
Maria del Carmen Gutierrez Agudelo
Adriana da Silva Felix
Jacqueline Molina de Uriza
Nathaly Rozo Gutierrez
Source :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 25, Iss 0
Publisher :
Universidade de São Paulo.

Abstract

Objective: to assess the situation of nursing education and to analyze the extent to which baccalaureate level nursing education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean are preparing graduates to contribute to the achievement of Universal Health. Method: quantitative, descriptive/exploratory, cross-sectional study carried out in 25 countries. Results: a total of 246 nursing schools participated in the study. Faculty with doctoral level degrees totaled 31.3%, without Brazil this is reduced to 8.3%. The ratio of clinical experiences in primary health care services to hospital-based services was 0.63, indicating that students receive more clinical experiences in hospital settings. The results suggested a need for improvement in internet access; information technology; accessibility for the disabled; program, faculty and student evaluation; and teaching/learning methods. Conclusion: there is heterogeneity in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The nursing curricula generally includes the principles and values of Universal Health and primary health care, as well as those principles underpinning transformative education modalities such as critical and complex thinking development, problem-solving, evidence-based clinical decision-making, and lifelong learning. However, there is a need to promote a paradigm shift in nursing education to include more training in primary health care.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
15188345
Volume :
25
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7dd84d48f624a5faf92ebd0aa48b11c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2232.2913