Informatics teaching in undergraduate nursing programs at Brazilian public institutions

Abstract

This descriptive study aimed to verify the inclusion of subjects about informatics in undergraduate nursing programs at Brazilian (state and federal) public education institutions.The programs were located through the e-MEC system. The Internet was used to search for the curricula of the campuses offering the nursing program and identify subjects related to informatics. Eighty-one higher education institutions and 123 campuses were located.Only 100 campuses provided the curriculum on the Internet, 35 of which offered the subject. The highest proportion occurred in the Northeast (46.1%) and the lowest in the North (8.6%). The subject is mostly offered as an elective discipline (57%) in the first and second year (80%), with an average workload of 47 classroom hours. The low supply of this undergraduate subject goes against job market trends and the National Curriculum A maior proporção ocorreu na Região Nordeste (46,1%) e, a menor, na Região Norte (8,6%). A disciplina é oferecida em maior frequência como eletiva (57%), no primeiro e segundo ano do curso (80%) e com carga horária média de 47 horas-aula. A baixa oferta da disciplina na graduação contraria as tendências do mercado de trabalho e das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do curso de graduação em Enfermagem.Descritores: Informática em Enfermagem; Educação Superior; Currículo. Enseñanza de informática en la graduación en enfermería de instituciones públicas brasileñasEste estudio descriptivo objetivó verificar la inclusión de disciplinas relacionadas a la informática en los cursos de graduación en enfermería de instituciones de enseñanza superior federales y estatales brasileñas. Los cursos de graduación fueron localizados por el sistema e-MEC. La búsqueda del plan de estudios de los campus que ofrecían el curso de enfermería fue realizada por la internet, identificando disciplinas relacionadas a la informática. Fueron localizadas 81 instituciones de enseñanza superior y 123 campus.Apenas 100 campus disponen el plan de estudios en la internet y, de estos, 35 campus ofrecían la disciplina. La mayor proporción ocurrió en la región noreste (46,1%) y, la menor, en la región norte (8,6%). La disciplina es ofrecida con mayor frecuencia como electiva (57%), en el primero y segundo año del curso (80%), con carga horaria promedio de 47 horas-clase. La baja oferta de la disciplina en la graduación contraría las tendencias del mercado de trabajo y de las Directrices Curriculares Nacionales del Curso de Graduación en Enfermería.Descriptores: Informática Aplicada a la Enfermería; Educación Superior; Curriculum.

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