Pertinence of the curriculum of the Degree of Nursing at the University of Costa Rica with the socio-labor context

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present the results of educational research which analyzed the pertinence
of the curriculum in the context of socio-labor Bachelor in Nursing at the University of Costa Rica. The
population consisted of the graduates and public and private institutions of generating 2008 and the employing
bodies where graduates worked. We applied a simple probabilistic sample was chosen employing bodies where
six institutions were working the graduates and selected in the sample. We analyzed three dimensions: graduate
training, performance in nontraditional fields and significance of industrial action in the person's attention. To
collect data, a questionnaire was structured and semi-structured interviews with key informants. The study found
that the educational proposal for the Bachelor in Nursing at the University of Costa Rica, is closely pertinence to
the socio-labor. However, the educational process must be constantly revised, updated and improved according to
the proposals that emerge over time for the students to ensure that your training will meet the requirements in
health, social and employment. We conclude that there is a strong coherence between training and job
performance fields and graduated from. However, more time is required for the development of learning
experiences in the course modules and care management, and improve internal to everyone adequacy and
appropriateness of such experiences, in order to be in constant improvement of educational provision.