Abstract

TORRES GARCIA, Caridad et al. Curricular strategies in Nursing Studies: implementation in Pinar del Rio, 2009. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.2, pp.27-33. ISSN 1561-3194.

With the redesign of the syllabuses in Nursing Studies new curricular strategies are implemented in order to achieve a comprehensive training in nursing graduates. A descriptive longitudinal study having an intervention section was conducted with the purpose of assessing the fulfilment of the curricular strategies in Nursing Studies. The target group was comprised of 60 students and 32 professors. Out of the total of 60 students in third academic course; 40 were interviewed at "Pepe Portilla" Children Hospital and 32 professors belonging to Pinar del Rio municipality. The different variables were expressed in tables and in percentages for a better understanding. The documentary review considered the ways to integrate the curricular strategies in each subject through the P_1. The strategy related to Natural and Traditional Medicine was applied in correspondence with the academic year, as well as giving a follow up to the strategy related to the fulfilment of the ethical principles by means of the main comprehensive disciplines, taking into account the topics of sexually transmitted infections and the disciplines of Medical-surgical Nursing Care, Introduction to Public Health and Basic Foundations of the Nursing Care. The majority of the professors knew the documents to carry out the implementation and the evaluation of these strategies through the current evaluative system. The level to follow up the strategies is fulfilled by the teaching staff of the disciplines.

Keywords : Curricular strategies; nursing studies.