Evaluation of effectiveness of training of nursing professionals: a correlational study

ABSTRACT

Aiming to evaluate the professional training programs, this study wants to evaluate the effectiveness of training about contact precautionary steps, run to nursing professional. This is a correlational design research. The material of analysis is composed by the pre- and post-training learning evaluations (n=248), performed in the University Hospital of the São Paulo University, which were submitted to a descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. This study was approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of the institution. The main results showed that, if compared the pre- and post-training periods, there was a significant rise on the post moment, of the average grade, in 10 out of 14 questions from the evaluation chart. Despite the fact the training was considered effective, it was observed there is a necessity to improve the diagnosing method of educational actions, as well as the evolution of a deeper evaluation methodology that embraces the observation of the results of training in assisting care.