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Revista Iberoamericana de Educación e Investigación en Enfermería

Revista Iberoamericana de Educación e Investigación en Enfermería

ENERO 2012 N° 1 Volumen 2

Incorporation of patient safety contents in the study plans career degree in Nursing, Medicine and Psychology in the University of Cordoba, R. Argenti

Section: Originals

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Cometto MC, Gómez P, Ávila G, Gómez M, Borgatta MC, Tapia JC, et al. Incorporación de contenidos de seguridad del paciente en los planes de estudio de las carreras de licenciatura en Enfermería, Medicina y Psicología en la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, R. Argentina, 2011. Rev. iberoam. Educ. investi. Enferm. 2012; 2(1):7-13.

Authors

1María Cristina Cometto, 2Patricia Gómez, 3Genoveva Ávila, 4Mario Gómez, 5María del Carmen Borgatta, <su

Position

1Máster en Sistemas de Salud y Seguridad Social. Licenciada en Enfermería. Profesora Tit

Abstract

The safety of patients is an ethical imperative of public health, so the formation of health professionals should consider including the topic in their curricula.
Objectives: To know the opinion of students of Nursing, Medicine and Psychology on the incorporation of patient safety content in curricula.
Material and methods: Descriptive, associative, transverse. Universe: students pursuing careers Nursing, Medicine and Psychology. Simple random sample (n=147). Instrument: self-administered questionnaire. Primary source. The population consists of regular students, average age of 28.3. 50% of nurses, 30% Psychology and 20% of Medicine.
Results: The degree of knowledge shown was medium and in need of upgrade in most (77.5%), with the same percentage expressed interest in the subject. 62% state that the contents should be included in the first years and 28% in the past. The integrated form of inclusion, 85%, 9% and 3% concentrated optional.
Conclusions: The incorporation of patient safety contents in the curricula of research careers is a challenge for entities trainers, given the level of significance expressed.

Keywords:

patient safety; nursing; college students; education; curricula

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Título:

Incorporación de contenidos de seguridad del paciente en los planes de estudio de las carreras de licenciatura en Enfermería, Medicina y Psicología en la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, R. Argentina, 2011

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