Enterprising tendency and interpersonal communication of nursing students. / Tendência empreendedora e comunicação interpessoal de estudantes de Enfermagem.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 54: e03615, 2020.
Article
em Pt, En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32965449
OBJECTIVE: To identify general enterprising tendency and competence in interpersonal communication of nursing students and correlate them with personal and academic variables. METHOD: A cross-sectional study at a university in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Three instruments were used for data collection: 1 - A questionnaire with personal and academic variables; 2 - The General measure of Enterprising Tendency test (GET); and 3 - The Interpersonal Communication Competence Scale (Escala de Competência em Comunicação Interpessoal - ECCI). RESULTS: The sample consisted of 150 participants. The highest averages were on the GET 'Need for Achievement' dimension (M = 7.88; SD = 2.12 and median = 8.00) and the ECCI 'Availability' dimension (M = 12.50; SD = 1.99 and median = 13.00). Students in the less advanced periods of the course obtained higher averages on the GET 'Drive and Determination' dimension (p = 0.032), while those who performed paid work a higher average on the ECCI 'Interaction Management' dimension (p = 0.030). CONCLUSION: Higher Education Institutions should look for strategies to teach the content of these competencies in a more dynamic and engaging way throughout education which encompass the student's capacity and the needs of the labor market.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Enfermagem
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Comunicação
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Relações Interpessoais
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Esc Enferm USP
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil