Nursing training from the perspective of graduates

Guareschi, Ana Paula Dias França; Freitas, Maria Aparecida de Oliveira; Nunes, Maria Inês

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0620

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. Bras. Enferm. 74 (suppl 5) • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0620 linkcopy

Nursing training from the perspective of graduates

La educación en enfermería desde la perspectiva de los graduados

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Objective: To correlate the satisfaction of graduates with their training according to their professional characteristics and general competences.

Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study with a sample of 192 Nursing graduates from a private higher education institution in the city of São Paulo. Data were collected between 2016 and 2017.

Results: Graduates placed in the job market within one year (p=0.01) had nursing as their main source of income (p=0.011) and occupation (p=0.014); those who considered themselves professionally successful and those who would choose the profession again (p=<0.001), if they could choose, were more satisfied with their training. Satisfaction with training was linked to the competences acquired during graduates’ training, such as decision making (p=0.002), leadership (p=0.004) and continuing education (p=0.005).

Conclusion: The study shows that most graduates consider their training satisfactory when analyzed with the study variables.

Descriptors:
Education, Nursing; Students, Nursing; Job Market; Teaching; Professional Competence

Variables	Very unsatisfactory (%)	Unsatisfactory (%)	Neutral (%)	Satisfactory (%)	Very satisfactory (%)	Mean ± sd (n)	p ¹
Interval until insertion in the job market							0.01
1 to 6 months	2.9	1	2.9	52.4	41	4.28 ± 0.81 (105)
6 to 12 months	0	2.3	9.1	61.4	27.3	4.14 ± 0.67 (44)
12 to 24 months	4.2	12.5	16.7	50	16.7	3.62 ± 1.06 (24)
24 to 36 months	0	25	25	25	25	3.5 ± 1.29 (4)
36 to 48 months	0	0	20	40	40	4.2 ± 0.84 (5)
More than 48 months	0	30	0	50	20	3.6 ± 1.17 (10)
Current work situation							0.001
Unemployed	0	12.9	19.4	48.4	19.4	3.74 ± 0.93 (31)
Active, performing another type of activity not related to Nursing	14.3	14.3	7.1	42.9	21.4	3.43 ± 1.4 (n=14)
Active, exercising the role of nurse	1.4	2	4.1	55.1	37.4	4.25 ± 0.75 (147)
Did you have/Are you having difficulty finding a job in Nursing?							<0.001
No	0	0	4.1	49	46.9	4.43 ± 0.58 (49)
Yes	1.8	12.5	10.7	55.4	19.6	3.79 ± 0.97 (56)
Salary							0.047
Up to 2 mw*	16.7	16.7	0	50	16.7	3.33 ± 1.51 (6)
Up to 3 mw*	3.6	0	3.6	57.1	35.7	4.21 ± 0.83 (28)
Up to 5 mw*	2.6	5.3	6.6	53.9	31.6	4.07 ± 0.91 (76)
Up to 7 mw*	0	0	2.6	48.7	48.7	4.46 ± 0.55 (39)
Up to 9 mw*	0	0	10	80	10	4 ± 0.47 (10)
Above 9 mw*	0	0	0	40	60	4.6 ± 0.55 (5)
Is Nursing your main source of income?							0.011
No	14.3	21.4	7.1	35.7	21.4	3.29 ± 1.44 (14)
Yes	1.3	2.6	5.1	54.5	36.5	4.22 ± 0.77 (156)
Is Nursing your main occupation?							0.014
No	33.3	33.3	0	33.3	0	2.33 ± 1.53 (3)
Yes	0.7	3.3	5.3	53.3	37.5	4.24 ± 0.75 (152)
Do you consider yourself professionally successful?							<0.001
Certainly not	12.5	25	12.5	31.2	18.8	3.19 ± 1.38 (16)
Probably not	0	13.6	31.8	45.5	9.1	3.5 ± 0.86 (22)
Neutral	2.6	2.6	5.3	68.4	21.1	4.03 ± 0.79 (38)
Probably yes	1.4	0	2.8	66.2	29.6	4.23 ± 0.64 (71)
Certainly yes	0	2.2	0	31.1	66.7	4.62 ± 0.61 (45)
If you could choose, would you choose that profession?							<0.001
Certainly not	13.3	20	0	46.7	20	3.4 ± 1.4 (15)
Probably not	2.9	8.8	14.7	55.9	17.6	3.76 ± 0.96 (34)
Neutral	4.5	4.5	13.6	59.1	18.2	3.82 ± 0.96 (22)
Probably yes	0	1.9	7.7	65.4	25	4.13 ± 0.63 (52)
Certainly yes	0	1.4	1.4	42	55.1	4.51 ± 0.61 (69)

Variables	Very unsatisfactory (%)	Unsatisfactory (%)	Neutral (%)	Satisfactory (%)	Very satisfactory (%)	Mean ± sd (n)	p ¹
Which general competences of the National Curriculum Guidelines were acquired during your training?
Health care							0.847
No	3.3	1.6	9.8	52.5	32.8	4.1 ± 0.89 (61)
Yes	1.5	6.1	5.3	53.4	33.6	4.11 ± 0.87 (131)
Decision making							0.002
No	3.1	7.7	12.3	55.4	21.5	3.85 ± 0.96 (65)
Yes	1.6	3.1	3.9	52	39.4	4.24 ± 0.8 (127)
Leadership							0.004
No	1.5	10.3	8.8	57.4	22.1	3.88 ± 0.92 (68)
Yes	2.4	1.6	5.6	50.8	39.5	4.23 ± 0.83 (124)
Communication							0.201
No	1.5	6.1	6.1	60.6	25.8	4.03 ± 0.84 (66)
Yes	2.4	4	7.1	49.2	37.3	4.15 ± 0.9 (126)
Continuing education							0.005
No	2.2	7.5	10.8	53.8	25.8	3.94 ± 0.93 (93)
Yes	2	2	3	52.5	40.4	4.27 ± 0.79 (99)
Administration and Management							0.073
No	1.4	6.8	11	53.4	27.4	3.99 ± 0.89 (73)
Yes	2.5	3.4	4.2	52.9	37	4.18 ± 0.86 (119)

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