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A NEW COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY TO HISTOLOGY TEACHING
Author(s) -
MonteAltoCosta Andréa,
RomanaSouza Bruna
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.480.8
Subject(s) - histology , relevance (law) , presentation (obstetrics) , intervention (counseling) , medicine , medical education , computer science , pathology , surgery , nursing , political science , law
Objective To test a new complementary activity to histology teaching aiming to improving histology knowledge of undergraduated nursing students. Methods Students were divided into groups (6 per group). Each group received a file containing introduction, objectives, methodology and figures (such as graphics, tables and photomicrographs) of a scientific article focused in histological parameters (pathology of an organ). Students should analyze the material received and complete the article inserting title and conclusion, describing results and proposing clinical application. Furthermore, groups prepared an oral presentation and wrote an abstract about complete article. Results All groups showed a good presentation and abstract describing results (mainly photomicrographs and graphics), connecting these results with its clinical relevance and presenting a creative title and a final conclusion. At the end, the students evaluated this activity and described three main positive points about it: it permitted to improve their histology knowledge, to associate theoretical concepts of histology with practical ones and to deepen theoretical concepts of histology. Conclusions This complementary activity to histology teaching improved histology knowledge of undergraduate nursing students, because these students deepened their theoretical concepts of histology, associated theoretical and practical concepts of histology and recognized the importance of histology in their professional life. This work was supported by Department of Histology and Embryology, State University of Rio de Janeiro (DHE‐UREJ).