Análisis de la variabilidad en los criterios de selección de personal estatutario de Enfermería en las comunidades autónomas españolas / Analysis of the variability of the selection criteria of statutory nursing staff in Spanish autonomous communities

OBJETIVO: Conocer los requisitos generales y específicos que se solicitan en las convocatorias de los distintos servicios de salud autonómicos para la provisión de plazas de Enfermería como personal estatutario fijo. Método Se realiza una revisión documental de las últimas ofertas públicas de empleo (OPE) para personal estatutario de Enfermería de las 17 comunidades autónomas (CCAA) españolas, en el período comprendido entre junio de 2007 y agosto de 2012, atendiendo a variables relacionadas con la modalidad de la convocatoria, los requisitos generales y los criterios para la evaluación de los aspirantes. Resultados Todas las CCAA utilizan el concurso-oposición como método para la selección. Los requisitos generales son uniformes en las 17 convocatorias. El sistema más utilizado en la fase de oposición es el examen tipo test (58%) y es necesario para superarla obtener al menos un 50% de los puntos posibles en todas ellas. En la fase de concurso se barema de forma distinta la formación pregraduada, especializada y continuada, la experiencia profesional, las actividades científicas y docentes así como otros méritos. El conocimiento de la lengua autonómica está presente en las convocatorias. El peso de las fases en el proceso es variable, siendo 50-50% y 60-40% los más comunes. Conclusiones Los requisitos generales que han de cumplir los aspirantes son homogéneos así como la modalidad de las OPE. Los procesos de concurso-oposición de las CCAA son muy heterogéneos, existiendo una gran variabilidad en los criterios de selección, fundamentalmente en la valoración de los méritos puntuables y en el peso que tiene cada fase en el desarrollo del proceso

AIM: To determine the general and specific conditions required in the official announcements of the different autonomous health services for the provision of vacant nursing positions as statutory nursing staff. METHOD: A documentary review of the latest public employment offers (PEO) for statutory nursing staff of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities (AACC) was carried out, between June 2007 and August 2012. The variables related to the announcements method, the general requirements and the criteria used to evaluate the applicants, were reviewed. RESULTS: All AACC use the public competition as the method for selecting applicants. The general requirements are uniform in the 17 official announcements. The most commonly used system today in the public competition is the multiple-choice test (58%), being necessary to obtain at least 50% of the marks to pass in all of them. At the public competition stage, the undergraduate, specialized and continuous education; professional experience, scientific, teaching activities and other merits are evaluated differently. The knowledge of the regional language is present in official announcements. The weight of the parts involved in the process is variable, with 50-50% and 60-40% being the most commonly used. CONCLUSIONS: The general requirements that the applicants should meet are homogeneous, as well as the types of PEO. The competition processes of the AACC are very different from each other, and there is a great variability of criteria in the selection process based on the evaluation of the suitable merits, and the importance that each stage has on the competition

[Analysis of the variability of the selection criteria of statutory nursing staff in Spanish autonomous communities]. / Análisis de la variabilidad en los criterios de selección de personal estatutario de Enfermería en las comunidades autónomas españolas.

AIM: To determine the general and specific conditions required in the official announcements of the different autonomous health services for the provision of vacant nursing positions as statutory nursing staff. METHOD: A documentary review of the latest public employment offers (PEO) for statutory nursing staff of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities (AACC) was carried out, between June 2007 and August 2012. The variables related to the announcements method, the general requirements and the criteria used to evaluate the applicants, were reviewed. RESULTS: All AACC use the public competition as the method for selecting applicants. The general requirements are uniform in the 17 official announcements. The most commonly used system today in the public competition is the multiple-choice test (58%), being necessary to obtain at least 50% of the marks to pass in all of them. At the public competition stage, the undergraduate, specialized and continuous education; professional experience, scientific, teaching activities and other merits are evaluated differently. The knowledge of the regional language is present in official announcements. The weight of the parts involved in the process is variable, with 50-50% and 60-40% being the most commonly used. CONCLUSIONS: The general requirements that the applicants should meet are homogeneous, as well as the types of PEO. The competition processes of the AACC are very different from each other, and there is a great variability of criteria in the selection process based on the evaluation of the suitable merits, and the importance that each stage has on the competition.

Búsqueda de información sobre salud a través de internet / Searching for information on health through internet

Internet es una herramienta en constante crecimiento y tremendamente influyente en la población. Nos proporciona información prácticamente ilimitada, pero no toda es confiable. Objetivo: Conocer si los pacientes hacen uso de Internet para informarse sobre salud, si lo hacen previa o posteriormente a consultar con profesionales sanitarios y credibilidad que le dan a la información recibida. Así mismo, observar la evolución de las búsquedas a lo largo del tiempo y la influencia generacional su uso. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo transversal mediante un cuestionario autoadministrado a 150 pacientes hospitalizados y de consultas, compuesto por cuatro ítems sobre usos habituales de búsqueda en Internet relacionados con la salud. Posteriormente se estudian comparativamente los resultados obtenidos respecto a datos del INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) correspondientes a años anteriores. Resultados: 65% de los pacientes usan Internet para informarse sobre salud. Entre los pacientes menores de 60 años lo hacen el 85.5% mientras que entre los mayores de 60 el 24.5%. Un 47.4% se informa antes y otro 47.4% lo hace después de contactar con profesionales (5.2% antes y después). La credibilidad media es de 5.67 puntos sobre 10. Las búsquedas en Internet sobre salud siguen aumentando con el paso de los años. Conclusiones: Internet es una herramienta de uso habitual para informarse sobre salud, sobre todo entre los más jóvenes, pero la credibilidad otorgada a esa información no es muy alta, por lo que es necesario un mayor control de la información existente, así como una educación sanitaria correcta, adecuada y continuada por parte de los profesionales(AU)

Internet is a tool in constant growth and has a tremendous influence on the population. Although it provides almost unlimited information, not all this information is reliable. Goal: to get to know if patients make use of the Internet to find out about health; if they do it before or after consulting health professionals and the credibility they give to the obtained information. Furthermore, notice the progress of the searches over time and the generational influence on the use of this tool. Methodology: descriptive and cross-sectional research through a questionnaire to 150 in-patients and out-patients with four health-related items about typical uses of the Internet. Subsequently, the research results were compared with data from the NSI (National Statistical Institute) in previous years. Results: 65% of the patients make use of the Internet to learn about health. Among patients under 60 years do 85.5% in front of patients above 60, 24.5%. A 47.4% reported earlier and another 47.4% do after contact with professionals (5.2% before and after). The credibility average they give to the information is 5.67 points on 10. Internet searches about health continue to grow with the passage of the years. Conclusions: Internet is a tool commonly used by patients to learn about health, especially among the young, but the credibility given to this information is not very high, so it is necessary a greater control of the existent information, as well as a proper health education, adequate and continued by professionals(AU)