Opinion of former residency students in nursing management

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the opinion of former residency students about the Nursing Management Residency Program at Londrina State University, to identify the influence of practice allied to the competencies proposed and developed during this residency program over the nurses’ view while managing nurse services they attend. Method: this is a descriptive and retrospective research with a qualitative approach. Interviews were conducted with former residency students from the first and second classes of the Nursing Management Residency Program. Results: all interviewees chose their respective residency program based on the necessity to specialize in that area. The incentive to research by writing scientific articles lead students to enroll in Master Degrees Programs. The Residency program provides security and professional expertise grounding the nurses with scientific knowledge contributing to professional improvement.