Perception of nursing students on mental health home-care: a qualitative approach

Abstract

Objective: to understand the perceptions of Nursing students on mental health home-care, accomplished through extension activities. Method: this is an exploratory, descriptive research with a qualitative approach. There were 14 students of Nursing participating in the study. Data was collected through audiorecorded with semi-structured interviews treated according to Bardin content analysis. Results: the data led to three categories: "The University Extension in Mental Health as an Opportunity for the Personal and Academic Growth", "Reformulating Concepts of Care through the University Extension in Mental Health, "University Extension in Mental Health as a Facilitator of the Humanized Care". Conclusion: the students apprehend the university extension as a way of acquiring knowledge and different abilities, by having the opportunity to carry out an effective approach with the family and with the quotidian of the Person with Mental Disorder (PTM).