Estudo da realidade de ingresso e desfecho de matrículas dos estudantes no curso de enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul - campus Chapecó

Abstract

This work has as its theme the dropout rate and percentage of completion in the Nursing course at Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Chapecó Campus, being delimited by the study of the subject in the period comprising the years 2010 to 2023. It faces the following problem: What is the reality of entry and enrollment outcomes for students at the UFFS Chapecó campus since the creation of the course? With the aim of ensuring the identification of the best conclusions on the aforementioned problem, the general objective of the work was map the reality of entry and enrollment outcomes of students at the UFFS Chapecó campus, in the period from 2010 to 2023. Regarding the specific objectives, they focused on identify the profile of students on the Nursing course at UFFS- Campus Chapecó; verify the registration modality of nursing students in the undergraduate Nursing course at UFFS- Campus Chapecó, measure the dropout/withdrawal rate of students from the Nursing course at UFFS between the years 2010 to 2023; identify which way students enter the undergraduate Nursing course at UFFS achieve the highest completion rate in the course, and also list the percentage of students completing the Nursing course at UFFS in the same period. The work in the aforementioned line was constructed from bibliographic and documentary research. From the data and discussions carried out, it is concluded that the dropout rate in the Nursing course at UFFS, Chapecó Campus, between 2010 and 2018, presents significant numbers (46.24%), including, there are times when the rates of suspension and dropout are higher than those of students who achieved graduation. As for the percentage of completion of students in the Nursing Course at UFFS, Chapecó Campus, it was found that between 2010 and 2018 the rate can be considered fragile, since just over half (50.63%) of those who entered managed to graduate. In relation to the years 2019 to 2023, it was found that the dropout and withdrawal rates remain high, as 39.09% of students fall into this context. It is worth noting that the search for the number of students graduated in this period was hampered, firstly, because data for the year 2024 is not available and secondly because the course lasts 10 semesters. These conclusions about the dropout/dropout rate and course completion indicate the need for actions and measures by the State to change this context. Such measures should focus, in particular, on ensuring that students actually have their permanence and integration with the Institution facilitated and, in the end, they are able to achieve the academic education they dream of, which is important for the students themselves, as it opens up a greater perspective of the individual's individual and social development, not to mention the labor-related repercussions, that is, greater possibilities of insertion in the job market with the consequent possibility of earning higher salaries. It should also not be forgotten that as a positive consequence of keeping students in the classroom and later completing the course, there is a tendency for the health sector to have qualified professionals, capable of ensuring the smooth running of health sector services intended for society.