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[Developing professional competences of nurses in service].
Rika Miyahara Kobayashi1, Maria Madalena Januário Leite
1Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP. sec@dantepazzanese.org.br
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|June 4, 2010
Summary
Developing professional nursing competence in service is achievable. This study implemented a program in a São Paulo hospital, enhancing nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Professional Development
Context:
- A public cardiologic hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2007.
- Focus on in-service nurses' professional competence development.
Purpose:
- To describe the building and implementation of a professional competence development program for nurses.
- To identify the contributions of this program within the hospital setting.
Summary:
- A situational diagnosis informed the creation of study groups focusing on the Nursing Process, Audit, Indicators, Wound Care, and Nursing Education.
- Data were collected from group reports, identifying developed competences such as knowledge application, resource mobilization, communication, learning, commitment, responsibility, and strategic vision.
Impact:
- The program fostered competence development, contributing social and economic value.
- It enhanced teaching, research, and the achievement of organizational goals within the hospital.
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