title: [A method of education at a distance for nurses' aides in the community area of Guatemala].
abstract: The authors describe in detail a self-tutorial system that has been used for some ten years in Guatemala to train auxiliary nursing personnel. This model addressed both training and service objectives, and it proved to be consistent with a health policy of integrating teaching and service which the country was implementing at the time. The system involved a national effort to develop self-tutorial units and materials on basic subjects such as nursing procedures, mother and child health, first aid, management, guided therapy, community development and health education. Materials were divided into three categories: for self-tutorial instruction, for recording, supervision and evaluation, and for coordination and feedback within the system. Lastly, greater detail is given on the functions and tasks performed at the different levels of staff involved in managing the system, and the mechanisms which were implemented in the country's health areas are described.
authors.affiliation: División de Recursos Humanos, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Guatemala.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García Pastor de Domínguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robles de Sandoval
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martínez Chopen
mesh_terms: D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D012423:Rural Health; D013664:Teaching Materials
vernacular_title: Una modalidad de educación a distancia con auxiliares de enfermería del área comunitaria de Guatemala.