Percepções do enfermeiro acerca das competências profissionais para atuação em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal

Abstract

In academic nursing training, professional skills are addressed, according to the National Curriculum Guidelines for the Nursing Course, preparing graduates for general practice. In critical sectors, such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), specific skills are required. The aim of the study was to identify the sociodemographic profile and understand the perception of NICU nurses about the professional skills required in this sector. This study has a descriptive and exploratory methodology, with a qualitative approach, using a semi-structured interview for data collection, which addressed sociodemographic and subjective data on the perception of respondents. The categories “Skills required from nurses to assist newborns” and “Professional skills of nurses in NICUs” emerged. The difficulty of newly graduated nurses in joining this specialty, the lack of complementary training, and the skills developed throughout the practical experience were observed. This study aimed to understand the existing gaps in the teaching-learning process and in professional practice.