Assessment of practical teaching in a university hospital according the view of nursing undergraduate students

Abstract

In order to seeking  proper conditions for training critical and reflective nurses , this study aims to evaluate according the perspective of students of the 8th semester of the School of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, the practice developed at the Hospital of the University. It is a quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study. The population consisted of 77 students that were studying at the 8th period of the course in 2007 and 2008. Data collection occurred through psychometric scale previously tested and validated. The results showed that nurses have spent attention to the students and offered opportunities for their learning concerning the work dynamics of the units. Also, they provided objective and safe advices, discussing the ethical aspects of the care. Furthermore they stimulated the development of clinical reasoning for  decision-making, and for planning the nursing care. , The students fell respected and integrated into the team. The practical activities developed in the USP Hospitals provided to establish the relationship between theory and practice and contributed to the construction of professional identity of future nurses. This study will contribute to improving the training field according to the political pedagogical project.

Descriptors: Nursing, Education, Assessment.