Challenges in the end-of-course paper for nursing technical training.

OBJECTIVE To verify the opinion of Nursing Technical Training students on the stages of construction of the End-of-Course Paper. METHOD A cross-sectional study with a qualitative and quantitative approach. A total of 94 students participated from a Nursing Technical course of an institution in the State of São Paulo. A questionnaire was used with assertions, followed by a "Likert Scale" and open field for additional comments. RESULTS The students gave a positive evaluation of the stages involved in completing the paper, but negative responses regarding the time available and obligatory nature (38%). Nevertheless, they understood the essence of the task, in order to foster personal and professional growth; with perspectives to advance in other modalities of the course. CONCLUSION It is important that course administrators and professors are prepared to support their students, aiming at an effective transformation for the way of thinking and practice in health care.