Abordagem sobre doação de órgãos nos cursos de enfermagem de universidades públicas do nordeste brasileiro

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify how the topic “organ donation” is being addressed in undergraduate nursing courses at public higher education institutions in the Northeast region of Brazil, through the evaluation of the Pedagogical Projects of the courses. METHODOLOGY: This is a qualitative and descriptive research through the documentary analysis of the Curricular Pedagogical Projects of public higher education institutions in the Northeast of Brazil that offer the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing course. RESULTS: Twenty-six public HEIs with 54 campuses offering the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing were found. Initially, it was possible to access 48 PPCs through the institutional portal; 6 campuses did not present the PPC on the institution's website. After contact, via institutional email, 3 campuses made the requested documentation available, totaling 51 PPCs evaluated. Of the documents analyzed, it was found that 26 address the topic of “organ donation” in their text. The approach to the topic is discussed in initial disciplines, with the highest citation in the third period, followed by the second and first respectively. In addition, the topic was observed in optional disciplines. The discipline that presented the most approach to the topic was Immunology, in the initial periods, while in the final periods the approach was identified in disciplines such as: Nursing in the care of critical patients, Comprehensive health care in the hospital and specialized clinical area I and Education on death and dying. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to pay closer attention to this topic during professional training, with the aim of promoting technical and ethical preparation of future professionals on situations involving this public health demand. It is necessary to review pedagogical projects to incorporate structured content that promotes student training and ensures safety and knowledge for professional performance.