Specialization in nursing management – distance learning in Brazil: Importance and application from the student perspective

dc.creator	Fabiana Silva Okagawa
dc.creator	Elena Bohomol
dc.creator	Isabel Cristina Cunha
dc.date	2012-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:48:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:48:41Z
dc.identifier	10.5430/jnep.v2n4p56
dc.identifier	1925-4040
dc.identifier	1925-4059
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a5328703bf6044b19e63819a839c8659
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23690
dc.description	<p class="a"><strong>Background:</strong> This study presents student views on the programmatic content relevant for professional practice, in a distance learning specialization course on Nursing Management.</p> <p class="a"><strong>Methods:</strong> This was an exploratory, qualitative study done with 216 nursing students from five states in Brazil. Students' comments were classified according to a theoretical reference on the structure of nursing management knowledge endorsed by Sanna, addressing theoretical and ideological foundations, intervention methods, and resource management practices.</p> <p class="a"><strong>Results:</strong> Students expressed that all subjects in the course are important, prioritizing human and political resource management practices, in addition to highlighting leadership and planning themes. The course met the students' expectations regarding both content mastery and applicability.</p> <strong>Conclusions: </strong>Distance learning was found to be relevant in national education as a strategy for democratizing knowledge in Brazil, a country of continental dimensions.<p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Sciedu Press
dc.relation	http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/815
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4040
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4059
dc.source	Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol 2, Iss 4 (2012)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Specialization in nursing management – distance learning in Brazil: Importance and application from the student perspective
dc.type	article