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Preparing nurses to provide quality home care: a psychosocial approach

The objective of this paper is to describe a psychosocial approach in the development and implementation of a course to prepare health care professionals to provide quality home care. This course was implemented among seven health care professionals working in home care. This paper discusses the conceptual framework and methodological underpinning for the development and implementation of the course. In addition, this paper discusses the following phases of implementation of the course: recognition of the subjects and affective mobilization, conceptualization and meaning of professional practice, and applicability of the psychosocial model in home care.

Education, nursing; Health human resource training; Home nursing


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