Abstract
The internship in nursing represents the consolidation of practice and theory applied in the reality of health services, and improving it is a constant target of curricular discussions. The purpose of this study was to describe the history of the internship in nursing at a public university in northern Paraná state, Brazil, and to publicize the achievements made and challenges faced in the training of nurses. This was a historical and documentary research project with a qualitative approach carried out in the year 2013. The internship in nursing was built based on the integration of national changes and the social and political influences faced by public universities. It should be emphasized that the university plays an important role as a trainer of professionals who, from the conception of the internships, are involved in discussions on and in the planning of the praxis to potentiate innovative methodologies and to value the internship fields. The internship in nursing in question underwent several challenges over the years in the pursuit of educational and health system precepts, and it reached effectiveness, as confirmed by the players involved.
Keywords
non-medical internship; nursing; education in health; nursing students; teacher-assistance integration services