Una mirada al examen profesional por áreas de conocimiento en la licenciatura en Enfermería

Abstract

The General Test by Knowledge Areas (EPAC) is an option for obtaining the nurse licentiate or technician degree that the National Nursery and Obstetrics School (ENEO; UNAM) offers to the students of the traditional; open and incorporated systems. The purpose of this article is to share what has been done regarding the licentiate level EPAC since the Support Unit for Knowledge Evaluation was created. This has allowed; with the work of a multidisciplinary team; to improve the general exam process; to attain computer and administrative innovations and to give a direct; realiable educative support to both institutions and individual participants. The results shown in this article proceed from the four exams presented until the year 2006; which were judged based on descriptive; transversal studies with census sample. It is undeniable that the permanent work with this process will redirect the actions for a continuous improvement; that will allow high reliability standards that guarantee the attainment of more objective; convenient results.