O ensino da hemoterapia nos cursos de graduação em enfermagem no Amazonas

Abstract

The increase in the generation of new knowledge highlights the need for skilled professionals in different areas of knowledge, including the area of health, which is affected by growth and complexity of specialties and technologies used. In nursing we observed the emergence of different specialties, among them the hemotherapy. In this new scenario, the need arose to prepare students with knowledge and how are the higher education institutions responsible for the training of professionals for the labor market, it is believed that the issues are being addressed hemotherapy during the undergraduate Nursing, in order to prepare future professionals for the labor market. Objective: To analyze the occurrence of hemotherapy in teaching undergraduate courses in nursing in the State of Amazonas. Methodology: This was a qualitative study, with triangulation of sources, like multiple case study, which was conducted in higher education institutions, public and private Amazonas State, which possessed Undergraduate Nursing recognized by Ministry of Education. We conducted a desk research on Educational Projects courses Undergraduate Nursing Education Plans and with the objective of identifying the disciplines that address the hemotherapy on its contents after a questionnaire was administered to teachers and a verification test learning students graduating of undergraduate nursing institutions surveyed. For the analysis, the answers to the closed questions were treated statistically using descriptive statistics in terms of simple frequency and percentage. The answers to the open questions were analyzed using as basis the method of content analysis of Bardin. Results and Discussion: The union of analytical steps related to quantitative and qualitative variables identified that there Hemotherapy disciplines of Nursing, only some content inserted in the subjects intended for adult care, and taught by specialist teachers without training in hemotherapy. The questionnaire responses from students highlighted the lack of knowledge they have about this topic. Conclusion: The teaching of hemotherapy in undergraduate courses in nursing is still incipient, the content covered in undergraduate courses are insufficient to ensure that the nursing field.