Hospital Infection Control Committee: contributions of the internship for the formation of nurses

Abstract

Objective: To present the experience of nursing students in the Hospital Infection Control Committee of a public hospital, and their contributions to academic training. Experience report: The experience took place during the months of March to June 2023, as part of the Supervised Curricular Internship II course at a state public psychiatric, cardiology and nephrology reference hospital in the state of Pará, in the Hospital Infection Control Commission sector, working on the managerial and educational demands provided by the service. The experience contributed to improving the students' skills and abilities, allowing them to be actively involved in the nurse's work process, favoring integration between teaching and service, building active and reflective learning. Final considerations: The importance of the supervised curricular internship in the construction of the professional nurse was highlighted, as well as the relevance of this experience in the hospital infection control sector, favoring a transversal and continuous vision at the heart of patient safety and providing improvement in the skills and abilities of the nurse in training.