title: [Are the roles of the nurse specialist and the master of health services the same?].
abstract: This study aimed at identifying the role of the nurse with a graduate degree at the service level based on nurses and service directors expectations in health care institutions. A total of 278 nurses and 25 service directors responded to a questionnaire and an instrument was designed to measure their expectations towards the nurse with a postgraduation degree. The results indicate that nurses and service directors hope nurses with a postgraduation degree to be highly qualified to provide care. While service directors express a slight difference in favor of both the master degree and the deep knowledge of the specialty, nurses expectations in relation to it, are a little greater in all aspects. Service directors priorize refresh courses for nurses while nurses priorize specialization courses. The study has implications for a deeper discussion of these professionals functions in service and for the objective of postgraduate education programs in the region.
authors.affiliation: UFRN.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Enders
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: de Brito
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Germano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires