Practices in clinical teaching: Sharing actions for teaching in primary health care

Abstract

Background: Teaching in primary health care is complex, and the community of practice (COP) can be a place of pedagogical training for nurse tutors and nurse teachers. Objective: To describe the actions identified by nurse tutors and nurse teachers of a COP in primary care teaching. Methodology: Qualitative participatory action research carried out with 13 primary care nurse tutors and nurse teachers using focus groups. Data analysis used the Atlas Ti 8 software program, following Bardin’s content analysis approach. Results: Three categories emerged: Nurse teachers’ actions for the qualification of nursing education in Primary Health Care; Nurse tutors’ actions for the qualification of nursing education in Primary Health Care; and Education and Health Institutions’ actions for the qualification of teaching practices in Primary Health Care. Conclusion: The participants established a COP because they shared common interests, which led to the commitment to defining actions in primary health care teaching.