Elements of the teacher's face in the tutorial setting: implications in nurses' training

Abstract

Objectives: recognizing the elements present on the face of the docent that determines the process of teaching and learning in the tutorial scenario and analyzing their implications in nursing education. Method: this is a qualitative study conducted in a private university center located in the mountainous region of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The participants of this study were eleven students enrolled in the seventh graduation period in the year 2014. The study was approved by Research Ethics Committee under Protocol n.º 568.300. Results: the data converged for the construction of three categories that dispose in a particular way about the following elements on the teacher's face that imply in a pleasant and unpleasant way to the eyes of students: facial expressions, eye brows, eyes and mouth. Conclusion: we hope that the reflections about the known elements in the body of the teacher encourage further studies in other areas of institutional research about creating the role of being a nurse.