Perfil do aluno do curso técnico em enfermagem do SENAC, Araxá-MG

Abstract

The impacts of globalization and of technical and scientific advances that shape contemporary society have demanded a change in the profile of professionals to meet emerging needs. The health professionals in the meantime have a key role in the sense that the adaptation to new demands, through education, training and qualification, dependent on the quality of care provided to health (AION; SECOLI, 2006). This is a descriptive transversal study with a quantitative approach, which aims to identify the profile of enrolled students in the last sentence of technical nursing offered by the National Service of Commercial Apprenticeship - SENAC, the city of Araxá, MG. The show was composed of 14 students who met the inclusion criteria established. The sample consisted of women at all, who declared themselves Catholic in the majority (42.86%), with marital status 'single' (64.28%), aged between 20 and 35 years. The majority reported having between 1 to 3 children (57.14%), all have reported cell phone; 71.42% of them attended the elementary and high school on a regular basis. The average monthly income of the majority (57.14%) was between 01 to 03 minimum wages. Regarding the most professional course (57.14%) classified knowledge acquired throughout the course as 'good' but have only had the opportunity to experience the hardships of the scenarios of health practices during curricular course. The most frequently mentioned impediment to the participants for completing the course was physical fatigue (85.70%). When asked to indicate the main area of interest in acting in the future, the medical clinic prevailed (64.29%). As for the expectations at the end of the course most expect to enter quickly into the labor market (50%) and being 'good people' (42.86%). We believe that this knowledge will enable schools to offer a more targeted way to meet students' needs and to fill the remaining gaps.