Professionalization of nursing aides at the State of São Paulo, Brazil: a study on offer/demand regarding capacitation

Authors

  • Lavínia Santos de Souza Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade
  • Glória Nicoladelli Lampe Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade
  • Cleide Lavieri Martins Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade
  • Sueli Yuriko Miyashiro Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo; Secretaria Municipal de Saúde; Centro de Formação dos Trabalhadores de Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000500003

Keywords:

nursing technical education, nursing staff, health professions

Abstract

The purpose of this exploratory study was to verify the problem of nursing aides professionalization and to analyze the offer of courses and demand regarding technical level capacitation at the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Data were obtained through the analysis of documents on professional capacitation in the area in the 1990s. Authors identified a scenario of conceptual and political changes regarding the professionalization and the existence of a great number of aides being professionalized. They also verified a tendency to increase the offer of courses and the demand regarding the capacitation and specialization at the technical level.

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Published

2002-10-01

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Original Articles

How to Cite

Professionalization of nursing aides at the State of São Paulo, Brazil: a study on offer/demand regarding capacitation. (2002). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 10(5), 637-643. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000500003