PERCEPTION OF PRECEPTORS OF A NURSING COURSE ON THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS IN PRIMARY CARE
Preceptorship; Nursing; Practice of nursing faculty; Nursing education research
Introduction: Based on the curricular guidelines and on the policies to encourage training in health, it is estimated that the internship in primary care contributes to the formation of the critical-reflective profile of the nurse. Objective: To analyze the preceptor's perception of how the teaching-learning process occurs during the supervised internship in primary care. Method: This is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach, case study type. It was developed at Faculdade Estácio de Alagoas, with preceptors from the nursing course who are part of the teaching staff of the discipline of supervised internship in primary care, which has 23 preceptors, of which only six agreed to participate in the study. Data collection took place from August to September 2022, through a questionnaire prepared on the Google Forms platform, containing 14 questions. Results: All participants were female, with a nursing degree from a private institution, with a prevalent age group of 31-40 years. Most have Lato Sensu specialization. As for having a teacher training course, half reported having yes. In terms of preceptorship time, 66.7% said they had more than 4 years. It is possible to perceive that there is a concern, on the part of the preceptors, to have, at least, the title of specialist to develop the preceptorship. Conclusion: It was possible to identify the preceptor's relevance and impact on the training of new nurses, and on the importance of these having technical and pedagogical knowledge of their profession.