Relational skills: needs experienced by nursing students

Abstract

Objective: to identify the needs of nursing students in the field of relational competencies.Method: qualitative study with an exploratory-descriptive nature. The random sample included 62 students in the 2nd year of the nursing undergraduate program of a school located in the central region of Portugal. The inclusion criterion was the nonexistence of clinical teaching. Data were collected through a form designed to assess relational needs; content analysis was used to analyze data. Results: the results indicated that the students' concept of nursing care at this stage of their education is focused on the performance of nursing tasks and techniques instead of on scientific knowledge. Overall, they are aware that greater personal development and better self-knowledge are determinant for their personal and social well-being and for them to become good professionals. Conclusion: these results will support the improvement of an intervention program to be developed with these students. Descriptors Habilidades relacionales: necesidades sentidas por los estudiantes de enfermeríaObjetivo: identificar las necesidades manifestadas por los estudiantes de enfermería en el área de las habilidades relacionales. Método: estudio, cualitativo con características exploratoriodescriptivas, la muestra aleatoria incluyó 62 estudiantes del 2º año del Curso de Licenciatura en Enfermería (Escuela de la Región Centro de Portugal). Se consideró como criterio de selección la inexistencia de realización de Enseño Clínico. Recogida de datos realizada por medio de la Ficha de Evaluación de Necesidades Relacionales con análisis de contenido de los datos.Resultados: indicaron que en esta fase de la formación, los estudiantes detienen un concepto de cuidar en Enfermería centrado en la ejecución de tareas y técnicas de enfermería en vez de en la cientificidad del saber en Enfermería y, que globalmente saben que un mayor desarrollo personal, un mejor conocimiento de sí será determinante para el bienestar personal y social y serán buenos profesionales. Conclusión: las evidencias permitirán apurar el programa de intervención a desarrollar con estos estudiantes. IntroductionRelational and interpersonal relationship skills are considered to be the backbone of nursing care and are recognized as the competencies that differentiate excellent nursing care (1) . The acquisition of these skills is considered a progressive process, developed according to various stages: beginning, advanced beginning, competent, proficient, and expert (2) . Admittedly, professional competence in nursing includes clinical and technical aspects, but relational aspects complement it.The development of professional competence is achieved only after personal competence is developed (1) . There is no doubt about the relevance of personal competence for one's personal and professional realization or of its usefulness in training or inclusion in school programs (3) .We assert that professional competence in nursing is primarily based on the nurses' personal qualities, on their ...

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