PENSUM DE ESTUDIOS DE LA CARRERA DE ENFERMERÍA EN ECUADOR

Abstract

Introduction: Study plans are documents or guides that detail all the mandatory and optional subjects that make up a university program or career. Since nursing is a health career, professionals need to know the curricula of studies at the national level, which would help those in charge of curricular planning to place the subjects at approved levels that favor the mobilization of the student. Objective: Compare the curricula of nursing careers in Ecuador in search of common and divergent characteristics. Materials and methods: The research is documentary, descriptive and transversal. The curricula of four universities were studied: two public and two private. The selection was convenience sampling. The inclusion criteria: study plan available on the universities' website and the exclusion criteria: universities that did not have the data required for the research on the website. Results: The study modality is face-to-face, the degree takes place in 9 semesters; however, it varies in the number of credits. They grant a bachelor's degree in nursing, degree requirements vary. The first three semesters focus on core component subjects. The subjects are within the axes: humanistic, basic and professional. Conclusions: The distribution of the subjects is not at the same level and the credits vary from one university to another, which could make the mobilization of students difficult.