Abstract
Objective: To understand the perceptions of residents about the development of necessary skills the qualification of nurses during the Residency Program in Nursing of a hospital in the state of Pernambuco. Methods: This was a qualitative study using thematic analysis method content Bardin FB (1977); with data collected by the six residents through focus group. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Pernambuco Faculty of Health and data collection was carried out between July-August of 2014. Results: Through thematic analysis study identified nine categorical aspects, which made it possible to systematize the results on two themes: Potential and Weaknesses of Nursing Residency Program. Conclusion: The program's potential were: the relevance of the course for the training of residents, which enables the development of skills required for vocational training, adding theory to practice, the course offered is very broad favoring the qualification of residents Nursing Residency Program in the wild of Pernambuco. And as weaknesses: lack institutional support, better definition of resident's role in the institution, lack of training of tutors.