Plano didático para disciplinas práticas: uma necessidade para enfermeiros preceptores

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to collectively elaborate and evaluate the teaching plan for the practical discipline of a Specialization Course in Nursing Intensive Care and Adult Emergency held in an Adult Intensive Care Center (AICC) with the support of preceptor nurses. This is an applied study of qualitative nature developed through an action research. To obtain the data, the participants attended a training program in the area of teaching; discussed and collaboratively built the teaching plan; answered two questionnaires with semi-structured questions; and participated in a focus group. Quantitative data were analyzed by percentage and qualitative ones were analyzed through the thematic analysis proposed by Braun and Clarke (2006). From this thematic analysis, two themes emerged: (1) Teaching Plan for practical disciplines: a need for preceptor nurses; (2) Valuing the teaching by preceptors: difficulties and possibilities. The study showed that the collective construction of a teaching plan for practical disciplines is feasible and strongly contributes to the practice of preceptorship. It is characterized as an indispensable tool so that better associations can be made between theory and practice as well as direct contents, develop more appropriate teaching and assessment methodologies contributing to a more reflective training for new professionals in the health area. Didactic planning facilitated the organization and work of preceptor nurses, who in this study concomitantly work in the health care. The collective construction format of the planning allowed greater approximation and interaction among the preceptors participating in the study. For them the teaching plan is an instrument that must be shared with educational institutions, built based on the pedagogical project of the training course so that there may be greater association with practice.