La enfermera canaria ante los nuevos cambios académicos y profesionales / Nursing in the Canary Islands and the academic and professional changes

Objetivo. Conocer qué quiere hacer la enfermera canaria ante los nuevos cambios académicos y profesionales, e identificar si las variables sociodemográficas pueden influir sobre estas decisiones. Método. Se optó por un estudio descriptivo transversal, mediante un cuestionario de 5 preguntas, durante un periodo de 3 meses en el año 2008. Resultados. Respondieron el cuestionario 1.070 enfermeras. El 91,9% (984) desea realizar el grado en enfermería, tanto de forma voluntaria u obligado por los cambios académicos, el 71,5% (765) desea realizar un máster oficial, frente a un 47,7% (510) que quiere cursar un doctorado o lo están realizando. En cuanto a los cambios profesionales, el 48,8% (522) desea acceder a una especialidad a través de EIR y 34,8% (372) a través de vía excepcional. Conclusiones. Todas las variables sociodemográficas utilizadas parecen influir en los enfermeros a la hora de continuar formándose, destacando estado civil, hijos, tipo de contrato e islas de residencia las que influyen tanto en la vía académica como en la profesional (AU)

Objective. To find out the wishes of nurses in the Canary Islands in light of the new academic and professional changes, and to identify whether the sociodemographic variables can influence their decisions. Method. We chose a cross-sectional descriptive study using a questionnaire with 5 questions over a period of three months in 2008. Results. A total of 1070 nurses responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 91.9% (n=984) wanted to do their degree in nursing, either voluntarily or obliged to by the academic changes, 71.5% (n=765) wanted to do an official Masters degree, compared to 47.7% (n=510) who wanted to or are doing a PhD. As for career changes, 48.8% (n=522) of the sample wabted access through the Nursing Internal Residency EIR program, and 34.8% (n=372) by the “exceptional route”. Conclusions. All sociodemographic variables appeared to influence nurses in continuing their education, particularly showing that, marital status, children, type of contract and Canary Islands residency influence both the academic route as well as work (AU)

[Nursing in the Canary Islands and the academic and professional changes]. / La enfermera canaria ante los nuevos cambios académicos y profesionales.

OBJECTIVE: To find out the wishes of nurses in the Canary Islands in light of the new academic and professional changes, and to identify whether the sociodemographic variables can influence their decisions. METHOD: We chose a cross-sectional descriptive study using a questionnaire with 5 questions over a period of three months in 2008. RESULTS: A total of 1070 nurses responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 91.9% (n=984) wanted to do their degree in nursing, either voluntarily or obliged to by the academic changes, 71.5% (n=765) wanted to do an official Masters degree, compared to 47.7% (n=510) who wanted to or are doing a PhD. As for career changes, 48.8% (n=522) of the sample wabted access through the Nursing Internal Residency EIR program, and 34.8% (n=372) by the "exceptional route". CONCLUSIONS: All sociodemographic variables appeared to influence nurses in continuing their education, particularly showing that, marital status, children, type of contract and Canary Islands residency influence both the academic route as well as work.