EMPOWERING NURSES IN ANGOLA: THE TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOME OF TRAINING PIONEER HEROES

Authors

  • Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto USP
  • Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura
  • Leila Maria Marchi-Alves
  • Ítalo Rodolfo Silva
  • Simone Godoy
  • Emerson Willian Santos Almeida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v13.11124

Keywords:

Nursing; Global health; International cooperation; Collaboration; Human resources

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Objective: to revisit the history of cooperation of two Portuguese Speaking countries, which resulted in the graduation of the first Nurses in Angola; to characterize the Angolan students who participated in the cooperation agreement; to identify their perspectives regarding their feelings at the end of the undergraduate program, the influences of the education received, their motivation to continue studying and their work satisfaction. Methods: Exploratory study conducted with Angolan students who graduated at a public Nursing School in Brazil. Data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researchers, and culturally validated by two Angolan nurses experts. Results: efforts, challenges and achievements of heroes from both sides of the Atlantic are recognized and reflected in the social reality of the African country. Conclusion: Cooperation agreements are recommended as a path for the sustainability of the health policies at a global perspective.

DESCRIPTORS: Nursing; Global health; International cooperation; Collaboration; Human resources.

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Author Biography

Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto USP

Isabel Amélia Costa MendesProfessora Emérita, Titular Sênior Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão PretoCentro Colaborador OMS para Pesquisa em Enfermagem, BrasilCoordenadora GT Nursing Now BrasilCoordenadora RedEDIT http://lattes.cnpq.br/6510312571379213
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-4319Web of Science ResearcherID - J-7966-2012Scopus ID: 7005722973

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Mendes IAC, Ventura CAA, Marchi-Alves LM, Silva Ítalo R, Godoy S, Almeida EWS. EMPOWERING NURSES IN ANGOLA: THE TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOME OF TRAINING PIONEER HEROES. Rev. Pesqui. (Univ. Fed. Estado Rio J., Online) [Internet]. 2021Jun.10 [cited 2024Jul.3];13:1102-8. Available from: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/11124

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