Experienciando a rotina assistencial e de gestão no estágio supervisionado curricular de enfermagem

Abstract

This work consists of an experience report that describes the care and managerial experiences of an undergraduate Nursing student during the Supervised Curricular Internship, carried out in a general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a public university hospital. Its objective was to report the academic perceptions related to the student’s role in a critical care setting, highlighting the challenges and learning opportunities involved in this process. It adopts a descriptive, qualitative, and retrospective approach, based on the trainee’s experiences throughout the four months of the supervised internship, which took place between May and September 2024, totaling 480 hours. The activities performed during the internship involved the articulation of care practices (such as clinical assessment, execution of procedures and case discussions, development of nursing diagnoses and prescriptions) and managerial practices (scheduling, revision of manuals and protocols, participation in team meetings, and situational diagnoses of the unit). It is observed that undertaking the internship in the general ICU is a challenging yet rewarding experience, as it enables the undergraduate nursing student to mature in care practice, ethical-reflective thinking, technical-scientific knowledge, and managerial performance in the unit. It also provides an opportunity for the development of the student’s autonomy, in addition to contributing positively to the choice of the future nurse’s professional field of practice.