Graduate distance education in nursing: assessment under students' perspective
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2015-03-01
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Bohomol, Elena 
Cunha, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm
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Objective: To evaluate the distance learning Graduate Nursing Management Program according to the students' perspective.Methods: This exploratory-descriptive study with a quantitative approach involved 484 students who had completed the nursing program. for the assessment we used an instrument divided into the following categories: access location, hours dedicated to the program, professors, mentors, students' expectations and general assessment. Association among numerical variables was done using a Pearson's chi-square test, and measurement reliability was assessed with the Cronbach's alpha coefficient.Results: Main results showed that students felt welcomed by mentors and professors and that two courses helped improve professional performance and development of competencies related to management.Conclusion: Courses were evaluated positively and were perceived as a useful tool for training of nurses aim to support transformation of management scenario of Brazilian nursing.
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Acta Paulista de Enfermagem. São Paulo: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Enfermagen, v. 28, n. 2, p. 139-145, 2015.