Leadership development of nursing students in a material and sterilization center

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the experiences of nursing students during the mandatory hospital internship at a Material and Sterilization Center with a focus on leadership development. Method: This is an experience report of a mandatory hospital curricular internship anchored in the national curricular guidelines for nursing, of a descriptive-reflective nature, carried out in a general university hospital in southern Brazil, from March to June 2019. Results: Activities were developed that provided the development of leadership aspects such as people management, orthosis and prosthesis management, surgical planning, conflict management and assertive communication. Final considerations: The mandatory hospital curricular internship at the Materials and Sterilization Center favored students in the leadership process, management, decision making and development of autonomy for leading nurses. Keywords: Sterilization. Education, nursing. Leadership. Students, nursing.