INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NURSING PROFESSION
Introduction: To a global level, nursing constitutes the half of the healthcare workforce and it is identified as being responsible for the coordination of teams at different levels of healthcare. The National Directorate of Talent and Knowledge (2021) reported that, among the nursing personnel, 11...
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Escuela de Enfermería- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
2022
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| Sumario: | Introduction: To a global level, nursing constitutes the half of the healthcare workforce and it is identified as being responsible for the coordination of teams at different levels of healthcare. The National Directorate of Talent and Knowledge (2021) reported that, among the nursing personnel, 11 % of it had a licentiate degree, 41 % of it were regular nurses and 48% of it were assisting nurses. The nursing work is handled by healthcare agents, who have a profession with a clear role, specific functions and status within the interdisciplinary team. The objective was to determine information on the characteristics of the nursing profession possessed by the interdisciplinary team at the Príncipe de Asturias Hospital in Córdoba in 2021. Methodology. Universe: 125 professionals. Sample: 94 professionals. Data collection technique: self-administered survey. Instrument: A questionnaire with 10 semi-structured questions. Results: 94 subjects were observed. While 13 % of them claimed to have information in the form of their own knowledge on nursing, 87 % of them did not have that information. Regarding the care implemented, 93 % of the subjects provided a positive answer, while 3 % of them provided a negative one. Regarding the level of professional training, 65 % of the subjects answered negatively, while 35 % of them had information on the matter. Regarding autonomy characteristics, 84% of the subjects answered negatively, while the 10% of them had information on the matter. Regarding the ethical code, 96% of the subjects reported having no information on the matter, while 4% of them had information on the matter. Discussion Conclusion: As for the information about the characteristics of the nursing profession possessed by the interdisciplinary team, it is limited in the first place; secondly, there is little information in the form of knowledge and, regarding autonomy, it is insufficient. In view of what has been exposed here, the interdisciplinary team lacks information on the characteristics of the nursing profession. The observed results coincide with Coffre’s view (2020) on the weakened social image of the nurse, chased by old stigmas that remain prevalent at the present time. It is necessary to improve nursing’s social image through its strengthening, reinforcing identity, leadership and research. Recommendations: It is important to generate research, to disseminate information, to communicate the scientific aspect of the profession to interdisciplinary teams and to the society at large and to share different settings with interdisciplinary teams at institutions where nursing performs its functions. |
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