Curricular reforms and their importance for a nursing undergraduate course (1969-1991)

Objective: to historicize the curricular reforms that occurred in the Undergraduate Nursing Course of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) (1969-1991) and their influence on academic education from the perception of professors. Method: qualitative, socio-historical research, data collecti...

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Authors: Carvalho, Juliana Bonetti de, Padilha, Maria Itayra, Costa, Roberta, Villarinho, Mariana Vieira, Petry, Stéfany
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repository:Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Language:Portuguese
English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/65680
Online Access:http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/65680
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Enfermagem
História da enfermagem
Educação em enfermagem
Universidades
Currículo
Nursing
History of nursing
Education, nursing
Universities
Curriculum
Enfermería
Historia de la enfermería
Educación en enfermería
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Summary:Objective: to historicize the curricular reforms that occurred in the Undergraduate Nursing Course of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) (1969-1991) and their influence on academic education from the perception of professors. Method: qualitative, socio-historical research, data collection performed through thematic oral history, from October to December 2016, with 17 professors. Foucauldian thematic and referential content analysis was used.  Results: three categories emerged: The Undergraduate Nursing Course at UFSC and its first curriculum; The influence of the University Reform on curricular changes and; The challenge of implementing Integrated Education. The curricular reforms point to the fundamental role of nursing professors. They increase the visibility of nursing and a change in the perception of the role of nurses for other professionals, patients and for the community.  Conclusion: the curricular reforms provided advances both in the implementation of disciplines and in the quality of nursing education.