title: [Trajectory and trends of Brazilian nursing diploma courses].
abstract: The text analyzes the path of the education in nursing in Brazil and analyzes the trends of the diploma courses (1991-2004) and describes a profile of the nursing graduation students that participated in the National Exam of Courses (ENADE), in 2004. To draw the referred profile 18 partner-family indicators and the respondents of the student's questionnaire academics they used. Some perspectives and challenges are pointed to the education in nursing in the country, with views to subsidize educators and students in his/her academic practice.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, PA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Eucléia Gomes
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: Josicelia Dumêt
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Mara Regina Lemes
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: De Sordi
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003479:Curriculum / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*