RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN CASTILLA Y LEÓN AND THEIR WORK ACTIVITY

Abstract

Introduction: The regulations and training programs for the development of specialized training in Nursing were published between 2009 and 2011, and little by little, more and more places are being summoned. In this study, we have considered assessing whether this specialized training of nursing professionals is related to an improvement in their work activity.

Methodology: a cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out in the area of the Community of Castilla y León during the year 2018, using an ad hoc questionnaire that included questions regarding sociodemographic variables and labor and professional data

Results: 22.5% of individuals were a specialist nurse or resident internal nurse. The specialty of Obstetric-Gynecological Nursing is the one with the largest number of nurses in the sample, followed by Geriatric Nursing and Occupational Nursing. 89.7% of specialist nurses are employed year-round while 10.3% are not employed, with similar percentages among those without specialties. There is a significantly higher percentage of specialists employed in public institutions (90.3% vs. 84.8%), and there is also a relationship between being a nurse specialist and the field where they provide their services: there is a higher percentage of specialists in Primary Care while the percentage of non-specialists in Specialized Care is higher. However, there is no relationship between the specialization and the position that nurses occupy in their workplace.

Conclusions: The specialist nurses work mainly in the public sphere, mostly in Primary Care and have a permanent job.