Analysis of the work of completion of the graduate course in nursing's UNIMONTES

Abstract

The monograph is an essential requirement to the integration of the course, being important tool for evaluation of influences and trends in nursing courses. It is adopted by undergraduate nursing at the State University of Montes Claros (UNIMONTES), in Minas Gerais/Brazil. The purpose of this study was to identify trends and methodological issues of monographs of students on this course. It is documentary and descriptive study, carried out from January to June 2007, the Central Library UNIMONTES. Data were collected in 263 monographs using a form to group the areas; methodology; types of study; instruments; subject of study and scenarios. The results indicated that the area care was chosen by the majority of graduate students, and the Women's Health the most studied theme. The most studied methodology was qualitative and descriptive. Hospitals and the Family Health Strategy were significant options as scenarios and as instrument data collection the interview was used. It is hoped that these results can contribute to the development of guidelines and strategies to adapt, expand and consolidate the research activities as indispensable tool in the Course of Nursing.