This is a qualitative study aimed at: identifying significant factors in nurse education; presenting a nurse profile as perceived by an undergraduate student; getting to know the perspectives nursing students have for their future professional lives. The interviewees were twelve students in nursing undergraduate programs from three universities located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Recorded interviews and non-systematic observation were carried out between March and April, 2003. The following categories were identified: choice of the nurse profession; involvement in professional education; reflections on academic education and perspectives for future professional lives.
Brazil Forecasting