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URBINA LAZA, Omayda; OTERO CEBALLOS, Marta  e  SOLER CARDENAS, Silvio. Evaluación de la competencia profesional del personal de Enfermería en Neonatología. Educ Med Super [online]. 2004, vol.18, n.2, pp. 1-1. ISSN 0864-2141.

The evaluation of the specific competences is aimed at contributing to the development of health professionals and at preparing them to attain a high performance in their activities and functions and to be technically qualified for research and to be able to develop abilities to give an answer to the problems with a consequent and real systematization of the scientific experience. The scientific and technical updating level of the nursing personnel working in the Neonatology services was measured. A group of experts was created to determine the topics to be evaluated, to make the table of specifications and to desing the instrument. The reliability analysis of the test was made. Some knowledge deficiencies were detected.

Palavras-chave : PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; NEONATOLOGY; NURSING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS.