Pedagogical strategy for teaching and learning Epidemiology in Nursing undergraduate school

Rev Bras Enferm. 2019 Mar-Apr;72(2):414-419. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0077. Epub 2019 Apr 18.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: to implement a pedagogical strategy in the epidemiology course of a nursing school in a public university.

Method: This is an interventional prospective study, with a critical epidemiological approach, based on the learner's worldview for a theoretical conception about science. The development of the study started from a field recognition for the systematization of the teaching-learning strategy and ended with the evaluation of the course.

Results: 67 students participated in the study, 91% were female and 54% were between 20 and 29 years old. Prior knowledge was mostly clinical/biological, and the strategy used enhanced the knowledge of science in a critical, creative and reflective way, stimulating intersectionality and teamwork through the use of Information and Communication Technologies.

Final consideration: The pedagogical strategy provided a meaningful learning about the principles of epidemiology.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brazil
  • Curriculum / standards
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / methods*
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / standards
  • Epidemiology / education*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Public Health / education
  • Public Health / methods
  • Qualitative Research
  • Self Report
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Teaching / trends*