Research article

Long-term central venous catheters: evidences on nursing care - A literature review

^*1Maria Amália de Lima Cury Cunha, ²Pinheiro IAH, ³Lima FLT,  ⁴Melo CM,  ⁵Pinto ACS and ⁶Ann Mary Machado Tinoco Feitosa Rosas

¹Cancer Hospital I – National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Practitioner Nurse of the Adult Central Venous Catheter Outpatient (CH1-INCA). Student of the Doctoral Course in Nursing EEAN/UFRJ. Brazil

²Registered Nurse. Post graduate in Management with emphasis in Health in Occupational Health. Multiprofessional Residence in Oncology National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil

³Dental surgeon. Master in Public Health, National School of Public Health (ENSP / FIOCRUZ); Technologist educational programs in health education of the Coordination of National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)

⁴Registered nurse. Post graduate in oncological nursing- National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil

⁵School of Nursing Alfredo Pinto /UNIRIO. Assistant Professor of the Medical Surgical Nursing Department from EEAP of the UNIRIO. Student of the Doctoral Course in Nursing EEAN/UFRJ. Brazil

⁶Adviser. Doctor in Nursing by the EEAN/UFRJ. Adjunct Professor of the Methodology Department of the   EEAN/UFRJ

*Corresponding Author E-mail: marcoscury@uol.com.br, amaliacury@gmail.com, cristinemelo1@gmail.com, ana.3105@hotmail.com, izabelahorstep@hotmail.com

Abstract

There have been efforts to achieve TEVET reform in Malawi whose emphasis has been to develop TEVET training system, capacity building, teaching and learning methods. The Enhancing TEVET Outcome programme was designed to upgrade technical teachers in order to improve the training outcome. The study looked at the technical teacher upgrading programme purpose, detailed explanation of the unit organisation and implementation. The study also explored the perceptions of the different student and program implementers. The study sampled the first two cohorts from the ETO programme and interviewed 20 graduates from the programme and four (4) principals from technical colleges two (2) from publish and two (2) from private where students were based. The study reveals that technical teacher training is complex and upgrading and professional development is inevitable. From the results it shows that the technical teacher upgrading programme concentrated on masterly of teaching methodology only. However, from the principals’ response there is change being experienced after the programme. The technical teacher development programme that promotes two areas of masterly represents a new paradigm and needs to be understood before implementing.

Keywords: Upgrading, professional development, skills, knowledge