Suggestions for the teaching of public health nursing in undergraduate nursing programs

Abstract

The authors describe the role of the University in the preparation of human resources of nursing and present the bases for planning of the undergraduate curriculum, emphasizing the referencial, conceptual, structural and methodological frameworks. The principles which should guide nursing education as well as the introduction of public health nursing in the curriculum are discussed. At least there are formulated questions about the nursing teacher's role and the practitioner nursing's role in the actuality.