Descripción

The high prevalence of chronic diseases may require treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU); therefore, it is essential that universities train nurses as critical care specialists so that their knowledge and application of care can contribute to reducing the morbidity and mortality rates of these diseases. Objective: To identify the perception of academic training in the Specialization in Nursing for the Care of Critically Ill Patients at the Universidad Mariana. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional approach. An electronic questionnaire with structured questions was applied to a non-probability sample of teachers, graduates and students of the specialization. Results: 60% of the teachers, 64.7% of the graduates and 63.2% of the students considered it important to deal with the code of ethics in nursing for the exercise of critical care, as well as the application of management, models and nursing theories. Conclusion: Students, teachers and graduates of the specialization pointed out the importance of including academic activities in the formative process to strengthen knowledge, develop new skills and link the work field and social environment.