Prácticas de Enfermería Comunitaria: evaluación de una muestra de enfermeras tutoras (curso 2001-02)

Abstract

Objective: To know nurses' opinion related to knowledge, skills and attitudes of pregraduated nursing students who were in their clinical training in Primary Health Care (PHC) Centers. Participants and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at PHC Centers. The participants were nurses who have being training nursing students, for the last two years. The studied variables were theoretical knowledge (normal values of biological parameters, nursing care process, etc), skills (blood pressure measurement, ability interviewing patients, etc) and attitudes (attentive listening, patients respect, etc) from nursing students. Results: According to the nurses' opinion: nursing students have difficulties in theoretical knowledge on: clinical protocols, paediatrics and chronic illnesses; they show insufficient skills in performing punctures and shots, treating wounds and in taking out blood samples; the weakest attitudes affect the taking decisions process. On the other hand, they have good knowledge on: biological parameters (63: 76,8%), nursing care process (62: 75,6%), health education (53: 64,6%). They scored very well in blood pressure measurement and in listening patients during clinical encounters. Conclusions: According to nurses'opinion knowledge and attitudes are the strengths and skills are the weaknesses that undergraduate nursing students bring to their clinical practice as nursing professionals.

Habilidades clínicas aprendidas por los alumnos de la Licenciatura en Enfermería y Obstetricia en fundamentos de Enfermería en la ENEO-UNAM

“…Al revisar estudios relacionados con la identificación de las habilidades clínicas en los estudiantes, es evidente la preocupación de las y los docentes de Enfermería por este problema, tal es el caso de los estudios: "Habilidades clínicas complejas en estudiantes de Enfermería" de Esquivel y Matus 20 , "Aptitud clínica en estudiantes de Enfermería ante situaciones complejas" de García y Matus 21 , "Prácticas de Enfermería comunitaria: evaluación de una muestra de enfermeras tutoras (curso 2001-02)" de Icart, Pulpon y Pedreny 22 y Enseñanza Clínica en el Laboratorio: Un acercamiento desde el discurso docente" de Ostiguín y Alja-ma23, sin embargo no se encontró alguno que se relacione directamente con el presente, ya que los sujetos y las metodologías empleadas son diferentes, en consecuencia, es de destacar el marcado interés que hay a nivel nacional e internacional con el estudio de las habilidades clínicas durante el proceso de aprendizaje en los diferentes niveles de formación.…”