PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF AN ADVANCED COURSE IN OBSTETRIC NURSING

Abstract

Objectives: to analyze the profile of the participants of the Advanced Course in Obstetric Nursing. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with participants of the Advanced Course in Obstetric Nursing from 2014 to 2016. The variables included in this study refer to the socio-demographic, economic, and work characteristics of the participants. The Fisher's exact test was used to compare the proportions and verify the associations. Results: 129 participant forms were analyzed. Most of the participants were white and married women around 35 years old. With respect to the regions, most of them were from Northeast. There was a statistically significant difference between the Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) specialization in Obstetric Nursing regarding the area of expertise and place of residency per Brazilian region, year of completion of the specialization, and scholarship. Conclusions: the education is assuredly a relevant factor in order to perpetuate the improvements in the obstetric care. It was noted, more recently, that the private IES have offered more opportunities in education than the public IES.