Welcome
Welcome to the page of the Master’s Degree in Nursing, it is a program that trains masters in the discipline of Nursing, who promote the development of the health field, enriching professional practice and social well-being. They design and implement intervention projects that benefit society both individually and collectively, with a humanistic approach, responsibility, equality, respect, and adherence to human rights.
The program is currently preparing to join the National Postgraduate System under the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI).
Contact
Faculty of Nursing
Postgraduate coordinator: Dr. María del Carmen Santes Bastián
Email: csantes@uv.mx
Address: Blvd. Lázaro Cárdenas 801, Morelos, 93340 Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Veracruz, México.
(782)8245700-01 8225614 Ext. 43103
Program Rationale
IIn Mexico, universities across the country offer graduate programs to train competent professionals who can respond to market needs in various fields. In light of this challenge, the Universidad Veracruzana established the Master’s Program in Nursing, a multi-campus, professional-oriented program—the first and only graduate program of its kind in the state. It is supported by the social development and health policies of the National Development Plan; the institutional guidelines established by the General Directorate of Graduate Studies at UV; and the National Graduate System, which belongs to the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI, formerly CONACYT).
The context and trends of globalization processes in the 21st century impose new challenges and great demands on nursing, given the complexity of the processes inherent to the discipline. It is of vital importance to strengthen the field through the construction of innovative epistemological foundations, generating contemporary, sustainable, and sensitive advances to human, social, and environmental needs, responding with professional practice that links education, research, and care at the regional, national, and global levels.
It is essential to consolidate actions to train competitive professionals, equipped with scientific tools and critical thinking, who guide the object of study with the capacity to produce innovative knowledge that impacts the health and well-being of individuals, families, and community groups, particularly in vulnerable populations.
The Master in Nursing must broaden his or her horizon toward practice within a social construction of knowledge in a framework of respect, tolerance, and diversity, in a dynamic, multicultural environment, where all acquired skills are developed, grounding being and practice in a globalized context, based on human rights and sustainability.
General Objective
To train master’s graduates in nursing who contribute to solving health problems within their field of competence, with the capacity to provide professional care, act critically, and develop interventions aimed at generating innovative practices with quality, freedom and responsibility, respect, dignity, equality, and non-discrimination. They should carry out functions related to the health experiences of individuals, families, or communities, impacting the preservation of health, social well-being, self-care, and healthy lifestyles in people across different stages of life; exercising leadership in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work; and employing information and communication technologies, theories and models of the discipline, research, and intervention.
Specific Objectives
Strengthen disciplinary knowledge in nursing, from different philosophical perspectives, in order to expand theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary knowledge that ensures the quality of care provided by nursing professionals.
Prepare nursing professionals capable of influencing health education based on demographic and epidemiological profiles of the country, state, or region, using information and communication technologies for assertive decision-making in health care for individuals, families, and communities.
Promote in professionals learning processes that allow the development of socially relevant interventions, aimed at health promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation with freedom and responsibility.
Lines of Knowledge Generation and Application
- Quality of Care and Social Well-Being
(Quality of life, occupational health, mental health, gender and reproductive health, maternal and child health, sexual health, among others): Nursing plays an important role in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals in the health-disease process; therefore, the quality of the services provided must be continuous and oriented toward measuring the impact of nursing practice. Hence the importance of developing this line of research, whose objective is to improve the quality of nursing interventions both in hospital and community settings, so that through a reflective analysis of professional practice, user care can be enhanced and certain lifestyle factors within the population that significantly affect health preservation can be addressed.
This line will address topics such as chronic degenerative diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cancer), behavioral disorders, mental health with an emphasis on addictions, occupational health, traditional medicine, and alternative therapies. It is essential to carry out appropriate preventive actions and timely care regarding sexuality and reproduction, recognizing that both women and men are subjects with rights related to their sexuality and reproductive capacity under conditions of equity.
Its development requires addressing issues such as gender studies and the sociocultural elements that define femininity and masculinity in different socio-historical contexts. Topics also include the use of family planning methods from a gender perspective, the rights of men and women to receive health services, sexual health, social roles between men and women, gender inequities, and social beliefs. This line will also include studies focused on maternal and child populations, adolescence, and sexual health.
- Education and Training of Human Resources in Nursing (Health education, continuing education, administration):
The link between the educational model and the economy is an essential factor for the economic success of countries. Education, conceived as a fundamental human right, is a path toward both individual and collective human development. The most valuable resource for organizations is the human being, a key element in achieving objectives within productive sectors. The training of human resources in health—and particularly in nursing—must respond to the dynamics of social and professional demands, promoting a holistic perspective of the human being and health care throughout all stages of life.
Administration fosters rational professional practice in nursing, which in turn provides credibility before the interdisciplinary team and the society it serves. This line of research includes topics related to education and training of human resources, continuing education, professional development, and nursing administration. Its goal is for nursing professionals to build and maintain up-to-date disciplinary knowledge, as well as pedagogical and administrative approaches, employing discipline-specific theories and models, current research, and interventions to ensure high-quality professional practice.
