Nurse's perceptions about professional skills for working in a neonatal intensive care unit

• Autor(a) principal: Ferro, Luana Maier Coscia de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Rozin, Leandro, Luvizotto, Denise Cristina de Santana, Mendes, Juliana Ollé
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Espaço para a Saúde (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/930
• topic: Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal; Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem; Educação Baseada em Competências; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Nurse's Role; Competency-Based Education

In academic nursing training, professional skills are addressed, according to the National Curriculum Guidelines for the Nursing Course, preparing graduates for general practice. In critical sectors, such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), specific skills are required. The aim of the study was to identify the sociodemographic profile and understand the perception of NICU nurses about the professional skills performed in this sector. This research has a descriptive and exploratory methodology, with a qualitative approach, using a semi-structured interview for data collection, which addressed sociodemographic and subjective data on the perception of respondents. The categories “Skills required of nurses to assist newborns” and “Professional skills of nurses in NICUs” emerged. It was observed the difficulty of newly graduated nurses in entering this specialty, the lack of complementary training and skills developed throughout the practical experience. This study aimed to understand the existing gaps in the teaching-learning process and professional practice.