Professional improvement in cardiovascular nursing: assessment under the egresses point of view from 1981 to 2004

Abstract

The Professional Improvement Program (PIP) of the Instituto Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology (IDPC) aims the nurse improvement in the assistance, teaching and research focusing on the patients with cardiovascular problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the PIP in Cardiovascular Nursing of the IDPC under the egresses point of view. This was an exploratory, descriptive research, held in a public hospital with its reference in the cardiovascular area. Data was collected from a questionnaire, along with 151 egresses of 23 groups in a period between 1981 and 2004. The sample of 53 (35%) egresses who were in the study had showed 92% of satisfaction with the infrastructure, 75% considered a relevant content and 64% reported that the teaching body had shown commitment to the education. For 79% the training period was enough, 75% reported that the training provided the theory application in the activity field and 72% reported that the training reached their expectations. The PIP contributed to the egresses insertion (92%) and their area performance (94%), 73% would recommend the course and 87% were satisfied with it. The evaluation of the course subsidized the intern rules revision and the curriculum reformulation, allowing the establishment of the Pedagogical Political Project having competences in its origin.

Key words: Research on Evaluation of Nursing; Education; Nursing; Cardiology.