Abstract

MARTINEZ, Glisel Rosa. Results from the educational strategy for professional motivation in nursing basic courses. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2010, vol.39, n.2, pp.116-124. ISSN 0138-6557.

INTRODUCTION: from the analysis of results of 2005-2007 course it was demonstrated the need of applying measures to guarantee the retention and quality in the training process of basic nurses graduated of ninth degree. OBJECTIVE: to apply the educational strategy to integrate the preparation in secondary education and the basic training of specialty aimed to the development of professional motivation in the students of the Nursing Basic Course in that time "Luis Díaz Soto" Higher Institute of Military Medicine. METHODS: an experimental and explanatory study was conducted in 66 students admitted in the Nursing Basic Course (2007-2008). The aim of the design was to encourage the intervention, before (secondary basic school), during and at the end of the first year of the career, of all human factors involved in a direct or indirect way in the teaching-educational process by actions directed to development of values, strengthening of academic training and of the propensity for nursing vocation, tending to development of the professional motivation. RESULTS: it was obvious a rising evolution of motivations levels very higher to that of the students of 2005-2007 courses and the academic and retention results broke in a marked way those achieved in such period. CONCLUSIONS: applying the strategy, the motivational state of students of the Nursing Basic Course, improved during 2007-2008 courses to bringing about a better academic performance, promotion and school retention.

Keywords : Educational strategy; professional motivation; vocation.

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