NURSING AND PERMANENT DISTANCE EDUCATION: THE EXAMPLE OF THE TELESSAÚDE BRASIL PROJECT AT RIO DE JANEIRO

Authors

  • Magda Guimarães de Araujo Faria
  • Helena Maria Scherlowski Leal David

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i4.20363

Keywords:

Distance Education, Nursing education, Tele-nursing

Abstract

The continuing education of health teams in Brazil is the target of health policy. Telehealth Brazil Project is an example of distance continuing education, facing the Primary Health Care professionals. This study aims to describe the participation of nurses registered in the Telehealth Project Brazil (RJ nucleus), on a teleconference activity. It is a quantitative, observational and descriptive study with a longitudinal design. Data were obtained through records in the project database and its temporal delimitation corresponds to the period from April 2009 to March 2010. 40 teleconferences were held to 669 nursing participants. The frequency ranges between 8 participants in May and 154 in November. We demonstrated that, from a wider divulgation of the project, the attendance have increased, which shows that professionals are open to new learning strategies.

Published

2010-12-24

How to Cite

Faria, M. G. de A., & David, H. M. S. L. (2010). NURSING AND PERMANENT DISTANCE EDUCATION: THE EXAMPLE OF THE TELESSAÚDE BRASIL PROJECT AT RIO DE JANEIRO. Cogitare Enfermagem, 15(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i4.20363

Issue

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE