Technical schools of the Unified Health System: an analysis of nursing education

Abstract

Objective: To analyze nursing education in the Technical Schools of the Unified Health System in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Method: A documentary study with a qualitative approach, having its locus as Technical Schools of the Unified Health System in the Northeast Region which offer the technical course in nursing. Data sources were the Pedagogical Political Projects of the school and the Teaching Plans of the referred courses, and three structured scripts on the pedagogical aspects of training were used as instruments. The systematization/data analysis was based on thematic content analysis. Results: Technical training in nursing occurs through: an integrative approach, being considered a pedagogical trend; problematizing approach, used as a methodological way for teaching-learning; and qualitative assessment, enhancing the scope of professional skills. Conclusion: The training in focus points to the commitment to the Unified Health System and professional excellence, as it strengthens the integration between teaching-service-community, encourages student proactivity and indicates teaching-learning in the demands of the population and the public health system, and enhances the acquiring and improving professional skills.

Contexto multidimensional do ensino técnico de enfermagem: triangulação de significados atribuídos por docentes

“…A preocupação com o aprendizado e desempenho do estudante também demonstra a postura ética e comprometida dos docentes, que buscam comprovar o êxito do seu ensino (significado 9). Uma pesquisa que aborda Escolas Técnicas do Sistema Único de Saúde (ETSUS) do Nordeste refere que essas instituições possuem método de avaliação e chances de recuperação, ofertando oportunidade para que o aluno melhore os déficits e fortaleça o aprendizado (26) .…”

Training-professional profile of nurses teaching at the Technical Schools of the Unified Health System

“…It should not be forgotten, either, that the situation in focus involves the training of mid-level nursing workers, who occupy a significant place in health care (5) . This professional totals approximately 57% of the nursing workforce, and their attributions are essential for care (3) .…”

“…In the context of Technical schools of the Unified Health System (ETSUS -Escolas Técnicas do Sistema Único de Saúde), institutions that play a significant role in training for the Unified Health System (SUS -Sistema Único de Saúde), as they base their educational processes on the guidelines of this system, the training and professional performance of nursing professors occupy a more relevant space, given the commitment of these schools to critical, civic education that responds to the population's health needs (4)(5) . So, analyzing their training-professional profile is essential, because, in addition to raising information about who they are and about the paths taken to become professors in professional nursing education, such information subsidizes the (re)formulation of policies and practices aimed at to professor training concatenated with the complexity and particularities inherent in teaching itself.…”

Suddenly, Teacher! Paths Taken by Nurses Searching for Teacher Training

“…Thus, their professional training and performance are significantly important for quality of care in Nursing/Health and, consequently, for the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS). It is to be noted that the SUS Technical Schools (Escolas Técnicas do SUS, ETSUS) occupy a relevant space in this training context, due to the commitment assumed to ground their training processes on the guidelines of this system [5][6] .…”