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Hacia la Promoción de la Salud
Print version ISSN 0121-7577
Abstract
OROZCO-CASTILLO, Liliana; BETANCURTH-LOAIZA, Diana Paola and PICO-MERCHAN, María Eugenia. Tree of Life in Community Nursing Practices: Curriculum Analysis of Five Universities. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.28, n.2, pp.124-137. Epub Mar 20, 2024. ISSN 0121-7577. https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2023.28.2.9.
Objective:
To interpret community academic practices based on the analysis of the curricula of nursing programs from five universities located in the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Region), Colombia 2021-2022.
Method:
Qualitative hermeneutic study with a documentary review of curricular elements in nursing programs related to community practices. The document analysis was conducted using a spiral process of preconceived interpretation. The curricular components were examined to gain insight and depict them within the metaphorical framework of the tree of life.
Results:
From the analysis, an emerging pattern is identified, represented through the metaphor of the tree of life: “the being” (the roots), where the student’s lived experience is essential for comprehensive learning for self and others’ care; “the knowledge” (the trunk), where research and knowledge connect with “the reflective practice” (the branches), which emerge in the context of care in various settings through collaborative and socio-political work.
Conclusions:
Community academic practices are developed by considering three key components: “the being” with ethical commitment and critical thinking, “the knowledge” through sociopolitical knowledge and human social development, and “reflective practice,” a result of the skills acquired by students.
Keywords : Community health nursing; curriculum; nursing graduate programs; primary health care; public health.