Nursing, nutrition and physiotherapy students: career choice

In the perspective of career choice, entering university encompasses meanings of self-accomplishment and social status, which are permeated by concepts and ideals people construct in their lives. This study aimed to analyze regimes of truth that permeate career choice in nursing, physiotherapy and n...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2009-05, Vol.17 (3), p.396-402
Main Authors: Ojeda, Beatriz Sebben, Creutzberg, Marion, Feoli, Ana Maria Pandolfo, Melo, Denizar da Silva, Corbellini, Valéria Lamb
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Choice
NURSING
Nutritional Sciences
Physical Therapy Specialty
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Summary:In the perspective of career choice, entering university encompasses meanings of self-accomplishment and social status, which are permeated by concepts and ideals people construct in their lives. This study aimed to analyze regimes of truth that permeate career choice in nursing, physiotherapy and nutrition. This qualitative-descriptive study was carried out with undergraduate freshmen. Data were collected through focus groups, evaluated by discourse analysis from a Foucaultian perspective. The following themes emerged from the analysis: career choice: crowning a process of social differentiation, reflexes of professions' history of acknowledgement; career choice beyond professional projects. Discourse highlights that scientific knowledge acquires status in relations of power between different professions and society and is essential that health professional education is linked to public policies that expand the participation of different professions so as to meet demands in favor of integral care.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/S0104-11692009000300018