Caracterização das Residências em Enfermagem no Brasil

Abstract

Objective: To characterize nursing residency programs in Brazil. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive, exploratory study. The research was carried out through the internet, in a database provided by the Ministry of Education and in the program notices. The production of information followed an instrument built by the author, containing: specialty, time of existence, source of funding, number of vacancies, type of executing institution, geographical location in Brazil, practice scenarios and menu of the disciplines. Results: The sample had 168 RE programs. The REs offer 871 vacancies nationwide. The states with the highest number of RE programs were Pernambuco (49), Rio de Janeiro (27), Paraná (18) and São Paulo (15), corresponding to a percentage of 29.17%, 16.71%, 10, 71% and 8.93%, respectively. 55 programs (32.74%) linked to private institutions and 113 programs (67.26%) to public institutions were identified. Of these, 34 (20.24%) are federal institutions. The specialty with the most nursing residency programs was obstetric nursing, corresponding to a total of 46 programs (27.38%). Conclusion: the RE are mostly financed by the Ministry of Health. The programs were concentrated mainly in the Northeast and Southeast regions, with the state of Pernambuco responsible for most programs in Brazil, followed by Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Sao Paulo. Obstetric nursing was considered the specialty with the largest number of ER programs in Brazil.