The role of nursing in the relationhip health-university educational inclusion

Abstract

Introduction: Health is an essential aspect of the process of university educational inclusion, which, in turn, is a right of all people. On the eve of starting a scientific research project on the subject at the Península de Santa Elena State University, in which fifteen Ibero-American universities are involved, it was decided as the main objective to carry out a descriptive review of the literature on a set of questions about the relationship health-university educational inclusion and the role that corresponds to nursing in this regard. Materials and methods: The bibliographic search was carried out in April 2023, using several databases, selecting articles indexed in them, related to the object of inquiry and produced in the last five years, identifying in them the treatment offered by the authors. to the selected theme. Results: The results obtained account for the progress made internationally, as well as the challenges that still need to be faced. Discussion: Health care in universities must be comprehensive and focused on prevention and health promotion. It is important that measures are implemented to promote healthy lifestyles, prevent disease, provide access to quality medical services and psychological support, and create safe and healthy environments. Conclusions: The conclusions made it possible to know that, even when legal achievements and policy proposals have been made at the regional and country level, the implementation in practice of the complementary relationship between health and educational inclusion is far from the goals set.