2025, Number 1
Vocational guidance program towards a Nursing career for high school students
Daniel GMA, Linares SH, González SA, Junco PN, Hernández MA, Daniel GDR
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ABSTRACT
Background: the current Cuban school has as a priority the process of vocational guidance in health sciences, particularly in nursing since this profession plays a decisive role in caring for the health of the population.Objective: design a program to promote vocational orientation towards a nursing career in junior high school students.
Methods: a qualitative investigation was carried out from January to June 2022 at the "Dr. Juan Guiteras Gener" Faculty of Medical Sciences of Matanzas. Theoretical methods were used: analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive; and empirical ones: questionnaire and documentary analysis.
Results: a vocational guidance program on the nursing career was designed for junior high school students, in which teaching and non-teaching elements are integrated. The characteristics of the program are declared in terms of objectives, contents and activities. It was evaluated by the criteria of five specialists.
Conclusions: the program highlights the importance of working on this vocation from early adolescence; in addition, the values of responsibility, humanism and love for the profession are highlighted as fundamental elements in its design. The program was evaluated satisfactorily by specialists.