Changing the curriculum of the undergraduate program at the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo

Abstract

This paper presents the initial considerations on possible changes in the curriculum of the undergraduate program. The three first steps of the technical model of the curriculum plan recommended by Saul (1971) were studied, i.e. the diagnosis of the needs, educational objectives, and selection and organization of the contents. Some philosophical aspects of nursing education born out of the needs felt by teachers and pupils were discussed. Such aspects were basic in the determination of the nurse's function. Based on the nurse's function, the educational objectives of the curriculum were established. The next step was the listing of the contents necessary to the fulfillment of the objectives. This work is to be continued.