Pregnant women’s perception on the practices of undergraduate nursing students in prenatal care ; Percepção de gestantes sobre as práticas de acadêmicos de enfermagem na assistência pré-natal

Objective: to evaluate the pregnant women’s perception on the prenatal assistance provided by undergraduate Nursing students. Methodology: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, carried out with 33 pregnant women cared for in 5 Family Health units at the town of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil, who were at the 3rd gestational trimester and assisted by undergraduate Nursing students. Data collection was conducted in April 2013. Data were analyzed through the Content Analysis technique proposed by Bardin. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under the CAAE 14803513.9.0000.5180. Results: one identified the following categories: Purpose of nursing assistance in pre-natal care; Quality of the assistance provided by the undergraduate students; Actions taken by the undergraduate students during the consultation; Confidence with regard to the undergraduate students’ guidelines; and Participation in some specific group to pregnant women. Conclusion: there’s a need for taking into account the possibility of a more humanized training which privileges the human being as a whole, recognizing the importance of emotional and environmental aspects in the gestational process and in the professional’s relation to the client. Descriptors: Pregnant Women; Prenatal Care; Nursing Education. RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a percepção de gestantes sobre a assistência pré-natal prestada por acadêmicos de Enfermagem. Metodologia: trata-se de estudo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com 33 gestantes atendidas em 5 unidades de Saúde da Família no município de Cajazeiras-PB, que se encontravam no 3º trimestre gestacional e foram atendidas por acadêmicos de Enfermagem. A coleta de dados ocorreu em abril de 2013. Os dados foram analisados por meio da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo proposta por Bardin. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa, sob o CAAE n. 14803513.9.0000.5180. Resultados: foram identificadas as seguintes categorias: Finalidade da assistência de enfermagem no ...