The education of healthcare management: a view from the graduates Grounded theory
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
11(3)dec 21, 2012.
Article
in English, Spanish, Portuguese
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-673950
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To understand the views of nursing students about the education of healthcare management in terms of their academic background.Method:
this is a qualitative study developing theory based on a data approach. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 18 students of two different Brazilian universities. To analyze the information, we used open, axial and selective codification.Results:
the identification of defined categories recognizing the interconnections among the subjects helped the client as a whole; associating healthcare management to the understanding of the real physical and mental necessities of the client; understanding healthcare management as a wide and complex activity related to the direct and indirect healthcare of the client, and; related to the fact there is a higher emphasis on the theoretical content compared with the practical, especially regarding healthcare management, which empowers the client with a more humanized and more complete healthcare service.Conclusion:
the students understand that management, in the face of institutional demands, is a strategy to develop better healthcare.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Universities
/
Practice Management
/
Education, Nursing
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
English
/
Spanish
/
Portuguese
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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