Valsecchi EASS, Nogueira MS. Fundamentos de enfermagem: incidentes críticos relacionados à prestação de assistência em estágio supervisionado. Rev Latino-am Enfermagem 2002 novembro-dezembro: 10(6):819-24. A disciplina de Fundamentos de Enfermagem introduz o aluno em estágio

Objective: to know the perception of the nursing staff about the nurse's role in emergency service. Methods: descriptive study of a qualitative approach. 30 nursing professionals participated and were active in a unit of Emergency. The data were subjected to Content Analysis, thematic modality. Results: the interviewees highlighted as nurses functions, the development of management activities; the leadership and supervision of nursing staff; and the care provided to seriously ill patients. From the perspective of nursing technicians, management activities receive great attention from nurses, rather than direct patient care. However, for nurses, managerial functions and leadership and supervision of staff converge for quality care. Conclusion: the importance of care work of nurses in emergency situations is perceived both by nursing technicians and by nurses. However, perceptions of their role as a manager still show up conflicting.

In view of the fact that, in the current curricular structure, the subject Nursing Fundamentals plays an important introductory role, consolidating the transition from the teaching of basic subjects to a first practical moment, identifying various kinds of problems in the development of the teaching-learning process of the subject and considering the need to restructure the curricular structure of the course as established in the Law of Educational Guidelines and Bases (Law nº 9.394, December 20 1996), based on an understanding about how this subject is taught in four public schools in the state of Paraná, Brazil, this study aims to contribute to a current diagnosis and be of aid in reflecting about the changes instituted by the current curricular guidelines. This exploratory study was held in public Nursing schools in the state of Paraná and aimed to: identify the profile of teachers in NF; characterize the NF programs in the public nursing schools in Paraná; identify the NF coordinators' opinions about the development of the teaching-learning process; understand the development of the teaching-learning process in the subject Nursing Fundamentals, from a systemic point of view. The methodology consisted in the application of the semi-structured interview technique among the teachers who coordinated the subject NF, based on an instrument with thirty items; an instrument with twelve items to identify the teachers' profile; an instrument with eleven items to characterize and analyze the subject programs. Data were grouped in three units for the sake of analysis: characterization of the teachers responsible for teaching the subject NF; characterization of the NF subject programs; development of the teaching-learning process of the subject NF from the perspective of the coordinators in the different schools. Results show that the subject NF, seen as a subsystem in the analyzed schools, presents similarities and differences with respect to the development of the teaching-learning process. Aspects such as hour load, studentteacher index, teaching strategies, evaluation modes, training area, professional training, among others, are sources of inquiries and cross the universe of NF teachers, demonstrating the need to organize the development of the teachinglearning process.