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Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to analyze the process of continuing nursing education in a School Hospital in Brazil Center West Region.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to identify the strategies by which nursing in a Brazilian university hospital looks for knowledge and professional qualification
Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study, done in 2008.Data collection was conducted through interviews. The sample was formed by 50 nurses of several inpatient units.
Results: Results showed that most of the nurses looked for professional qualification in Post Graduate Courses and in educative actions in practice environment, by means of courses, meetings, congresses and lectures. Education activities developed yearly by the institution were considered as satisfactory but one observed planning difficulties due to nurse noncompliance and this responsibility being attributed only to the manager. Courses and lectures predominated among developed actions. As teaching and learning strategies the problematic dialog and exposure to real cases highlights. Themes varied from specific technical abilities to behavior aspects. CE process evaluation was performed by means of care audit focused on diagnosing patient needs, evaluating the professional and identifying points that need educational intervention. Improving suggestions were: structural and didactic resource needs for program implementing, planning consistent to the participants reality and availability, adoption of motivation strategies to ensure nurse adherence.
Conclusion: The conclusion is that continuing education was considered by the nurses as a significant strategy for assistance quality improving, specially in the context of an university hospital where it occurs not only assistance but also academic formation.