Academic results in Pharmacology obtained by Nursing students. Kimpa Vita University. Uíge, Angola

Abstract

Introduction: The knowledge of Pharmacology has a significant importance in the practice of Nursing. It is indispensable that the Nursing student achieves the assimilation of knowledge of all the aspects of Pharmacology from the academic point of view during the university formation.

Objective: To describe the academic results in Pharmacology obtained by Nursing students of the Kimpa Vita University of Uíge in Angola.

Material and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out with third, fourth and fifth year Nursing students. Pharmacology was taught according to the Cuban curriculum of 2008, and the evaluation system established in Angola was used. Official documents were reviewed, and a question with a simple answer was applied to evaluate the level of knowledge of antimicrobial and anti-parasitic drugs.

Results: The results in Pharmacology I were mainly satisfactory (74.83%); and in Pharmacology II they were satisfactory (61.57%) and good (34.01%). The results of the evaluation related to the topics were: third-year students: failed (41.75%); fourth-year students: satisfactory (45.10%), and fifth-year ones: satisfactory (32.58%) and good (37, 08%).

Conclusions: The results in Pharmacology are achieved by the progress in the study methods, the individualized attention to the student, and the integration of their contents to the disciplines related to the profession.

Keywords: University students, nursing, pharmacology, academic results, academic performance, learning, antibiotics, anti-parasitic