Escola Anna Nery Revista de Enfermagem
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Escola Anna Nery Revista de Enfermagem
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Leadership in nursing: from teaching to practice in a hospital environment

Liderazgo en la enfermería: de la enseñanza al ejercicio en el ambiente hospitalario

Liderança na enfermagem: do ensino ao exercício no ambiente hospitalar  

Simone Coelho Amestoy; Letícia de Lima Trindade; Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva; Bianca Pozza dos Santos; Virginia Ramos dos Santos Souza Reis; Vaneska Brito Ferreira

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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the knowledge of nurses on teaching of leadership in the undergraduate and its exercise in a hospital environment.

Method: Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. There were interviewed 37 nurses working in a public hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and it was categorized according the Thematic Analysis method, using the NVivo software.

Results: The nurses recognize leadership as professional competence and mentioned positive aspects related to the leadership formation in graduation, which was obtained from significant theoretical contribution, provided by nursing professors. The institution lacks investments to offer theoretical and practical leadership support.

Final Thoughts: Teaching leadership during graduation requires transversal approach, as well as strategies of permanent education that potentiate the exercise of leadership in a hospital environment.

Keywords

Leadership; Nursing; Education, Nursing; Health Services

Resumen

Objetivo: Analizar el entendimiento del los enfermeros sobre la enseñanza de liderazgo en la graduación y su ejercicio en el ambiente hospitalario.

Método: Estudio cualitativo, descriptivo y exploratorio. Participaron 37 enfermeros que actuaban en un hospital público, en el estado de Rio Grande do Sul, en Brasil. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas y categorizadas de acuerdo con el método de Análisis Temático, con auxilio del software Nvivo.

Resultados: Los enfermeros entienden el liderazgo como una competencia profesional y mencionan aspectos positivos acerca de la formación de liderazgo en la graduación relacionadas con una aproximación teórica significativa, la que fue proporcionada por la facultad de enfermería. El hospital ofrece poco apoyo teórico y práctico sobre el liderazgo.

Consideraciones finales: La enseñanza del liderazgo, durante la graduación, requiere un abordaje transversal, así como de estrategias de educación permanentes que potencialicen el ejercicio del liderazgo en el ambiente hospitalario.

Palabras clave

Liderazgo; Enfermería; Educación en Enfermería; Servicios de Salud

Resumo

Objetivo: Analisar o entendimento dos enfermeiros sobre o ensino da liderança na graduação e o seu exercício no ambiente hospitalar.

Método: Estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório. Participaram 37 enfermeiros que atuam em um hospital público no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e categorizados segundo o método de Análise Temática, com auxílio do software Nvivo.

Resultados: Os enfermeiros entendem a liderança como competência profissional e mencionaram aspectos positivos acerca da formação da liderança na graduação relacionada à significativa abordagem teórica disponibilizada pelos docentes de enfermagem. A instituição hospitalar oferece pouco suporte teórico-prático sobre liderança.

Considerações finais: O ensino da liderança durante a graduação requer abordagem transversal, bem como estratégias de educação permanente que potencializem o exercício da liderança no ambiente hospitalar.

Palavras-chave

Liderança; Enfermagem; Educação em Enfermagem; Serviços de Saúde

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26/09/2016

Accepted date:
20/03/2017

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