Nursing training in Brazil and in Portugal: similarities and specificities

Objective: To identify similarities/specificities in the nursing training in Brazil and in Portugal. This is a documentary research conducted in two higher education institutions, in January 2013. Method: It was focused on the National Curriculum Guidelines and on the Bologna Process. Results: Common points: objectives and profile of the newly-trained nurses grounded on competencies; teaching of education in/for health. Brazilian specificity: universal admission; three disciplines focused on research; mandatory discipline related to elderly care; two optional disciplines: Alternative therapies and Brazilian Language of Signs; insertion of complementary activities, actions in teaching/research/extension; basis of teaching: compliance with the Brazilian Unified Health System. Portuguese Specificity: admission with regionalized medical certificate; grounded on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System; compulsory disciplines: Clinical Reasoning in Nursing; Family Nursing; Development throughout life; Rehabilitative Nursing and Prospects of development of the Nursing; two optional disciplines: entrepreneurship and arts; basis of teaching: clinical teaching. Conclusions: There are similarities and specificities between the surveyed courses.

Nursing training in Brazil and in Portugal: similarities and specificities

Objective: To identify similarities/specificities in the nursing training in Brazil and in Portugal. This is a documentary research conducted in two higher education institutions, in January 2013. Method: It was focused on the National Curriculum Guidelines and on the Bologna Process. Results: Common points: objectives and profile of the newly-trained nurses grounded on competencies; teaching of education in/for health. Brazilian specificity: universal admission; three disciplines focused on research; mandatory discipline related to elderly care; two optional disciplines: Alternative therapies and Brazilian Language of Signs; insertion of complementary activities, actions in teaching/research/extension; basis of teaching: compliance with the Brazilian Unified Health System. Portuguese Specificity: admission with regionalized medical certificate; grounded on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System; compulsory disciplines: Clinical Reasoning in Nursing; Family Nursing; Development throughout life; Rehabilitative Nursing and Prospects of development of the Nursing; two optional disciplines: entrepreneurship and arts; basis of teaching: clinical teaching. Conclusions: There are similarities and specificities between the surveyed courses.

The Proces of Curriculum and Module Design

The outcome of the inductive decision -making process of the leading project management group (PMG) was the proposal to develop three modules, Human Resource Management and Knowledge Management, Quality Management and Intercultural management, each for 10 ECTS credits. As a result of the theoretical and organisational framework and analytical phase of the project, four strategies informed the development and implemen- tation of the modules: 1. Collaboration as a principle stemming from EU collaborative policy and receiving it’s expression on all implementation levels (designing the modules, modes of learning, delivering the modules, evaluation process). 2. Building on the Bologna process masters level framework to assure ap- propriate academic level of outputs. 3. Development of value -based leadership of students through transforma- tional learning in a cross -cultural setting and continual reflection of theory in practice. 4. Continual evaluation and feedback among teachers and students as a strategy to achieve a high quality programme. In the first phase of designing the modules the collaborative strategy in particular was applied, as each module was led by one university, but members from all other universities participated in the discussions and development of the mod- ules. The Bologna process masters level framework and related standards and guidelines informed the form and method of designing the modules.

A motivação dos docentes no ensino superior face ao processo de Bolonha: um estudo de caso

Este trabalho pretende estudar a motivação dos docentes da licenciatura de radioterapia da Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa, face ao processo de Bolonha. Realizou-se um enquadramento teórico dos conceitos base, como motivação e processo de Bolonha. O estudo foi definido como um estudo de caso, com uma amostra de 3 elementos. Aplicou-se três entrevistas a cada um dos entrevistados, denominadas por entrevista, entrevista reflexiva e entrevista reflexiva aprofundada. Para a análise dos dados utilizou-se um software de análise de conteúdo -AQUAD 6.0. Os resultados são apresentados em forma de tabelas e segmentos de texto extraídos do software. Na discussão dos resultados verifica-se que de uma forma geral os resultados vão ao encontro da literatura existente e nas considerações finais respondem-se às questões de investigação inicialmente realizadas, mas também são apresentadas as limitações ao estudo, bem como futuras investigações. ABSTRACT: lt is intended with this work to study the motivation of the radiotherapy graduated professors of the Higher School of Health Technology of Lisbon, regarding the Bologna process. lt was performed a theoretical frame of reference of the basic concepts such as motivation and the Bologna Process. The study was defined as a case study, with a sample of three elements. Three interviews were performed to each interviewed person, defined as interview, reflexive interview and deepened reflexive interview. For the data analysis it was used a content analysis software - AQUAD 6.0. The results are presented in table form and with text sectors obtained from the software. ln the discussion of the results one comes to the conclusion that, in general, they match the available literary writings and in the final reflexions it is answered to the investigation questions initially asked but also presented the study limitations as well as future investigations.