RESUMO
Faced with primary care graduate students who were not adequately prepared to meet the demands of their clinical courses, faculty at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a three-year study to determine the effectiveness of physical assessment prerequisites. They concluded that graduate level assessment preparation was well worth the time and effort such courses require.
Assuntos
Profissionais de Enfermagem , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Currículo , Educação de Pós-Graduação em EnfermagemAssuntos
Processos Mentais , Cuidados de Enfermagem , Percepção , Humanos , Julgamento , Aprendizagem , Resolução de Problemas , SensaçãoRESUMO
Graduates of the Primary Care-Family Nurse Clinician Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing were surveyed as part of an overall, ongoing evaluation of graduate level primary care education in the school. The main focus of the survey was to discover the scope of practice characteristic of the program graduates. The survey revealed that the majority of graduates were providing direct patient care, while some were teaching primary care or embarking on related forms of practice. The graduates were found to be involved in assessment, education and counseling, and were working with physicians and others to provide comprehensive patient care.
