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Revista de Enfermagem Referência
Print version ISSN 0874-0283
Abstract
SILVA, Rosana Maria de Oliveira et al. Becoming a specialist: Portuguese nurses' expectations after completing the specialization program. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2018, vol.serIV, n.16, pp.147-154. ISSN 0874-0283. https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV17076.
Background: The Specialization Program in Medical-Surgical Nursing is a postgraduate program that confers the title of specialist, which is recognized by the Portuguese Order of Nurses. Objective: To analyze specialist nurses' professional expectations after completing the Specialization Program in Medical-Surgical Nursing in Portugal. Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews. The nonprobability convenience sample consisted of 10 specialist nurses. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed according to Laurence Bardin's content analysis technique. Results: No changes were found in the professional career after the program. The program improved nurses' knowledge and practice and, consequently, their professional competence. Conclusion: Despite the lack of change in their careers, nurses considered that the program improved their competence in delivering care in their area of specialization.
Keywords : internship, nonmedical; specialization; nursing.