Methodology for the formation of obstetric competence in nursing students

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to develop a methodology for the formation of obstetric competence aimed at Nursing students, which allows them to perform efficiently at different levels of health. Analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive methods were used to process the information, and systemic to develop the proposed methodology. This was submitted to the consideration of specialists in work sessions organized in the form of critical opinion and collective construction workshops. As a result, a methodology was developed for the formation of obstetric competence based on the relationship between knowledge and procedures for the use of the academic network as a form of organization of teaching, it contains four stages: diagnosis of the state of the formation of obstetric competence, preparation of the conditions for the operation of the Maternal Health Nursing Network, development of training activities in the network and evaluation of student performance. The objectives, procedures and actions to be developed are described. The methodology designed for the training of obstetric competence through the use of the academic network as a form of organization is characterized by its flexibility and is tempered to the different training contexts. Its functionality will allow students to appropriate knowledge for efficient performance in solving professional problems through proper management in the teaching-learning process of training activities in virtual modality for the formation of obstetric competence.