Tele-education and competencies assessment to Brazilian's auxiliary nurse.
This paper presents Brazilian's experience with the organization of methods and strategies for the assessment of competencies for technical level of nursing workers. The evaluative process proposed includes the creation of a learning-oriented and distance-based virtual assessment environment. The proposed methodology for professional competencies assessment adopted a critical-emancipatory perspective. A tele-education environment was deployed, involving software development--a virtual man--and an assessment cybertutor. Learning modules for the cybertutor were developed and videos of clinical simulations, structured around assessment in cognitive, behavioral, and simulation areas. The evaluation modules considered aspects of competencies in know-know, know-how and know-act professional ethics. Also the variability of practices of nursing--hospitals and primary health care units--was considered. This instrument showed as an important strategy for the optimization of assessment procedures that are widely used across Brazil and it is a powerful tool for incorporation into the continuing professional education.
Marques
Claudia Maria da Silva
CM
Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF, Brasil. cmmarques@usp.br
Egry
Emiko Yoshikawa
EY
Silva
Maria Bonifácio
MB
Ribeiro
Maria Cecília
MC
Coelho
Marta Pazos Peralba
MP
da Fonseca
Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa
RM
Morais
Teresa Christina Pereira
TC
D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*