ABSTRACT
Introducción: la educación médica en pregrado a nivel mundial y enColombia reporta deficiencias en cuidado paliativo. La Universidad de la Sabana decidió implementar un programa opcional en cuidado paliativo, con un modelo de aprendizaje basado en competencias. Objetivos: identificar la percepción de conocimientos adquiridos en los estudiantes que completaron el curso de cuidado paliativo. Material y métodos: estudio de corte transversal para medir a través de una entrevista estructurada aplicada a estudiantes que cursaron la asignatura opcional de cuidado paliativo, la percepción en el conocimiento adquirido y conocer sus sugerencias con el propósito de mejorar la calidad del programa. Resultados: respondieron la encuesta un 95,32% de los sujetos. Refirieron un aumento en los conocimientos adquiridos después de tomar el curso un 100%. La fortaleza adquirida más reportada es el alivio del dolor con un 77,7%, seguida por las herramientas de comunicación en un 26,6% y el manejo de otros síntomas en un 23,3%. El 95% de los estudiantes considera haber adquirido herramientas útiles para el ejercicio de la práctica clínica. Recomendaron cambios en el curso tales como el fortalecimiento del manejo de dolor agudo, cuidado paliativo no oncológico, pediátrico y VIH-sida. Conclusiones: los estudiantes perciben un aumento en el conocimiento para manejo de síntomas, habilidades de comunicación, dilemas éticos asociados a la toma de decisiones y herramientas de investigación, como resultado del curso de cuidado paliativo. Al evaluar los resultados durante dos años del proceso educativo de una cátedra opcional, el comité curricular decidió implementar una cátedra obligatoria a partir de enero de 2009 (AU)
Background: worldwide, undergraduate medical education has been deficient in palliative care, as shows a survey in Colombia. Universidad de la Sabana decided to implement a competence-based optional course. Objectives: to identify the perception of acquired knowledge in medical students who underwent a palliative care course. Material and methods: a cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate, through a structured survey to students who completed an optional palliative care course, the perception of acquired knowledge, and to explore suggestions for program improvement. Results: in all, 95,32% of subjects, completed the survey; 100% of students reported an increase of acquired knowledge after completing the course. Acquired knowledge mainly related to pain relief (77.7%), followed by communication tools (26.6%) and symptom management (23.3%). Among students, 95% considered they had acquired useful tools for their medical practice. Recommended changes included intensifying topics such as palliative care in HIV-AIDS, and in acute, non-oncologic and pediatric pain. Conclusions: students perceived an increase in their knowledge on symptom management, communication skills, ethical dilemmas and decision-making, and investigation tools as a result of a pain and palliative care course. After an evaluation of a two-year process for the optional course, the curriculum committee decided to implement it as a mandatory course (AU)
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Humans , Education, Medical, Undergraduate/trends , Palliative Care/trends , Curriculum/trends , 24419 , Chronic Disease/therapy , Critical Illness/therapyABSTRACT
A brief summary is given of the development of nursing in Ecuador, particularly since the introduction of the national nursing policy in 1972. The training course is divided into two parts. The first qualifies the nurse to give comprehensive care to the patient in the areas of mental health, maternal and child health, surgical medicine, community health, and administration--after which she engages in rural practice for one year. The second part involves further studies in the areas mentioned and research by those who wish to go on to the licenciate degree. Also described are the functions of the Association in regard to teaching the nursing service, and the interests of the profession.
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Schools, Nursing/standards , Societies, Nursing , Ecuador , Education, Nursing/standards , Nursing/standards , Teaching/standardsABSTRACT
A brief summary is given of the development of nursing in Ecuador, particularly since the introduction of the national nursing policy in 1972. The training course is divided into two parts. The first qualifies the nurse to give comprehensive care to the patient in the areas of mental health, maternal and child health, surgical medicine, community health, and administration--after which she engages in rural practice for one year. The second part involves further studies in the areas mentioned and research by those who wish to go on to the licenciate degree. Also described are the functions of the Association in regard to teaching the nursing service, and the interests of the profession (Au)