Educação profissional técnica de nível médio em enfermagem: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

The study objective was to raise, in scientific publications included in the period between 2001 and 2011, what difficulties and challenges in the technical professional education average nursing indicated by the authors. The methodology adopted was the integrative literature review. A systematic search of studies was conducted between October and December 2011, in the databases LILACS, SciELO, IBICT and USP, through the intersection of the descriptors "nursing", "professional education", "education", technical nursing" and "professional education". After reviewing the publications according to specific inclusion criteria, 18 studies were eligible. The variables of interest of this research were published data, the characteristics of authors, place and methodology of the study. The results were presented using descriptive statistics, tables and summary tables. There was a dearth of research on the topic over the last 10 years (mean 1.8 studies per year) and a concentration of production in the Southeast, especially in São Paulo. The results of the studies provided important subsidies for reflection on professional education in nursing, as it showed the difficulties experienced in everyday school and the challenges for improvement.