The object of this study is the interpersonal relationship of nursing interns of FENF/UERJ with customers, teachers, and the multidisciplinary team of a university hospital. The introduction of the concept of teaching-learning based on the critical education theory promoted a narrower relationship between teachers, students and other parties involved in working at a hospital. By using qualitative descriptive research whose subjects were 26 nursing interns of the 9th period in the 2nd semester of 2002, we aimed at validating observations about changes in the quality of students' interpersonal attitude. We concluded that the problematization methodology provides positive changes in the interpersonal attitude of interns by instrumentalizing them for the professional life based on respect and understanding of the particularities of subjects involved in the work process.
non-medical internship; nursing education; knowledge, attitude and practice