The andragogy applied in the training of the Norma Oficial Mexicana 087-ECOL-95

Abstract

Introduction: the establishments of medical attention generate residuals with potential risks to the health, situation that from 1977 the International Organization of the Work makes stress and it recommends the processes for those undone hospital; in Mexico through the NOM 087-ECOL-95 the processes settle down for the Infectious Biological Dangerous Residuals (RPBI). In the IMSS from 1997 in spite of diffusing the NOM-087-ECOL-95, the wanted results have not been obtained, reason why the impact of the training will be identified with the principles of the adult learning on the separation of the RPBI.

Material and methods: a study quasi-experimental that consisted in an interactive educational strategy. The work universe was of seven nurses and eight containers, recapturing to the group like its own control.

Results: in the basal mensuration 75% of containers of polluted municipal residuals were observed, later to the training 37.5% of improvement, prevailing in 12.5% a later week to the intervention.

Conclusions: the principles of the adult learning are of great importance for the transmission and acceptance of knowledge. We agree that the reinstatement continuous cognitive and affective it is essential for the adult's learning as social being.