Joyce Beatriz de Abreu Castro

O significado do profae segundo os alunos: contribuição para a construção de uma política pública de formação profissional em saúde

The objective of this qualitative research was to identify the meaning of The Nursing Worker Professionalization Project (Projeto de Profissionalizacao dos Trabalhadores da Area da Enfermagem) according to the students of the professional qualification courses and to contribute to the evaluation process of the implementation and development of these courses. Ninety students who participated in both courses took part in the study. The method was participative, using the application of the focus group technique. The thematic analysis of its content evidenced that the project was the opportunity that these individuals had to initiate or to improve their positions in the Nursing job market, amplifying their possibilities for employment. The continuity of the studies allowed for the development of group consciousness, solidarity exercises, mutual co-operation, and team work. As a result, the results may contribute to the evaluation process of the project, since they have demonstrated the importance of the social-political arena of the project in the light of the meaning attributed by a percentage of the social agents involved in its execution.

Profile of students registered in nursing auxiliary and technician courses of the Nursing Worker Professionalization Project (PROFAE) in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Este trabajo busca presentar el perfil de los alumnos que ingresaron a los cursos de Calificacion Profesional para Auxiliar de Enfermeria y complementacion para Tecnico de Enfermeria del Proyecto de Profesionalizacion de los trabajadores del Area de Enfermeria. Esta es una investigacion cuantitativa, desarrollada en el Estado de Rio de Janeiro, en el periodo de agosto del 2004 a enero del 2005, con aplicacion de 1.400 cuestionarios. Los datos fueron tratados con estadistica descriptiva, bajo la forma de frecuencia simple y porcentaje. Despues de tabular los datos, fueron divididos en las siguientes categorias: datos sociodemograficos, formacion escolar, perfil familiar, habitos, actuacion profesional, piso salarial, expectativas acerca de PROFAE y de la enfermeria, dificultades para participar del Proyecto y proceso de ensenanza-aprendizaje. Los alumnos/ trabajadores formados por el PROFAE tienden a mejorar la calidad de la atencion hospitalaria y ambulatoria, contribuyendo con la dinamica del mercado de trabajo en el sector de la salud.This paper aims to present a profile of students registered in the Professional Training Courses for Nursing Auxiliaries and Complementation Courses for Nursing Technicians of the Nursing Worker Professionalization Project - PROFAE. This quantitative study was carried out in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 2004 to January 2005, through the application of 1,400 questionnaires. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, with simple frequencies and percentages. After tabulation, data were divided in the following categories: sociodemographic data, educational background, family profile, habits, professional activity, salary range, expectations about PROFAE and nursing, difficulties to participate in the project and the teaching-learning process. Students/workers graduated from the PROFAE program tend to improve the quality of hospital and outpatient care, contributing to labor market dynamics in the health sector.

Perfil dos alunos ingressos nos cursos de auxiliar e técnico de enfermagem do Projeto de Profissionalização dos Trabalhadores da Área de Enfermagem (PROFAE) no Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Este trabajo busca presentar el perfil de los alumnos que ingresaron a los cursos de Calificacion Profesional para Auxiliar de Enfermeria y complementacion para Tecnico de Enfermeria del Proyecto de Profesionalizacion de los trabajadores del Area de Enfermeria. Esta es una investigacion cuantitativa, desarrollada en el Estado de Rio de Janeiro, en el periodo de agosto del 2004 a enero del 2005, con aplicacion de 1.400 cuestionarios. Los datos fueron tratados con estadistica descriptiva, bajo la forma de frecuencia simple y porcentaje. Despues de tabular los datos, fueron divididos en las siguientes categorias: datos sociodemograficos, formacion escolar, perfil familiar, habitos, actuacion profesional, piso salarial, expectativas acerca de PROFAE y de la enfermeria, dificultades para participar del Proyecto y proceso de ensenanza-aprendizaje. Los alumnos/ trabajadores formados por el PROFAE tienden a mejorar la calidad de la atencion hospitalaria y ambulatoria, contribuyendo con la dinamica del mercado de trabajo en el sector de la salud.This paper aims to present a profile of students registered in the Professional Training Courses for Nursing Auxiliaries and Complementation Courses for Nursing Technicians of the Nursing Worker Professionalization Project - PROFAE. This quantitative study was carried out in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 2004 to January 2005, through the application of 1,400 questionnaires. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, with simple frequencies and percentages. After tabulation, data were divided in the following categories: sociodemographic data, educational background, family profile, habits, professional activity, salary range, expectations about PROFAE and nursing, difficulties to participate in the project and the teaching-learning process. Students/workers graduated from the PROFAE program tend to improve the quality of hospital and outpatient care, contributing to labor market dynamics in the health sector.

The meaning of profae according to students: their contribution for public policy construction of formal education in health

The objective of this qualitative research was to identify the meaning of The Nursing Worker Professionalization Project (Projeto de Profissionalizacao dos Trabalhadores da Area da Enfermagem) according to the students of the professional qualification courses and to contribute to the evaluation process of the implementation and development of these courses. Ninety students who participated in both courses took part in the study. The method was participative, using the application of the focus group technique. The thematic analysis of its content evidenced that the project was the opportunity that these individuals had to initiate or to improve their positions in the Nursing job market, amplifying their possibilities for employment. The continuity of the studies allowed for the development of group consciousness, solidarity exercises, mutual co-operation, and team work. As a result, the results may contribute to the evaluation process of the project, since they have demonstrated the importance of the social-political arena of the project in the light of the meaning attributed by a percentage of the social agents involved in its execution.

El significado del profae según los alumnos: contribuciones para la construcción de una política pública de formación profesional en salud

The objective of this qualitative research was to identify the meaning of The Nursing Worker Professionalization Project (Projeto de Profissionalizacao dos Trabalhadores da Area da Enfermagem) according to the students of the professional qualification courses and to contribute to the evaluation process of the implementation and development of these courses. Ninety students who participated in both courses took part in the study. The method was participative, using the application of the focus group technique. The thematic analysis of its content evidenced that the project was the opportunity that these individuals had to initiate or to improve their positions in the Nursing job market, amplifying their possibilities for employment. The continuity of the studies allowed for the development of group consciousness, solidarity exercises, mutual co-operation, and team work. As a result, the results may contribute to the evaluation process of the project, since they have demonstrated the importance of the social-political arena of the project in the light of the meaning attributed by a percentage of the social agents involved in its execution.

Perfil de los alumnos que ingresaron a los cursos para auxiliar y técnico de enfermería del Proyecto de Profesionalización de los Trabajadores del Área de Enfermería (PROFAE) en Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Este trabajo busca presentar el perfil de los alumnos que ingresaron a los cursos de Calificacion Profesional para Auxiliar de Enfermeria y complementacion para Tecnico de Enfermeria del Proyecto de Profesionalizacion de los trabajadores del Area de Enfermeria. Esta es una investigacion cuantitativa, desarrollada en el Estado de Rio de Janeiro, en el periodo de agosto del 2004 a enero del 2005, con aplicacion de 1.400 cuestionarios. Los datos fueron tratados con estadistica descriptiva, bajo la forma de frecuencia simple y porcentaje. Despues de tabular los datos, fueron divididos en las siguientes categorias: datos sociodemograficos, formacion escolar, perfil familiar, habitos, actuacion profesional, piso salarial, expectativas acerca de PROFAE y de la enfermeria, dificultades para participar del Proyecto y proceso de ensenanza-aprendizaje. Los alumnos/ trabajadores formados por el PROFAE tienden a mejorar la calidad de la atencion hospitalaria y ambulatoria, contribuyendo con la dinamica del mercado de trabajo en el sector de la salud.This paper aims to present a profile of students registered in the Professional Training Courses for Nursing Auxiliaries and Complementation Courses for Nursing Technicians of the Nursing Worker Professionalization Project - PROFAE. This quantitative study was carried out in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 2004 to January 2005, through the application of 1,400 questionnaires. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, with simple frequencies and percentages. After tabulation, data were divided in the following categories: sociodemographic data, educational background, family profile, habits, professional activity, salary range, expectations about PROFAE and nursing, difficulties to participate in the project and the teaching-learning process. Students/workers graduated from the PROFAE program tend to improve the quality of hospital and outpatient care, contributing to labor market dynamics in the health sector.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of tissular lesions

This work addresses the therapy with hyperbaric oxygen, considering the importance of the nurses accompanying the technological advancements in the area of health. It has as aim to describe the use of the hyperbaric oxygenation, including as acceleration therapy of the cicatrisation process of tissular lesions (wounds), which is the area of working of the researchers. The methodology used was a revision of the bibliography on the theme; the research was performed in books, publications and electronic documents, comprising the period from 1999 through 2003; complemented by visits to two private institutions in Rio de Janeiro city that possess different models of hyperbaric chamber, and whose aim was to know the equipment and the service. In the results it is described the therapeutic indications, the benefits, as well as the cares and contraindications. Alerting on the importance of the multi-professional assistance, with comprehensive evaluation of the general conditions of the patient with tissular wound, with emphasis to the importance of the nurse’s work with this patients.