The application of the fedathi sequence in teaching human anatomy: a successful change of attitude

The study aimed to analyze the performance of the students and lecturers of the Nursing Course in Human and Clinical Anatomy before and after the implementation of the Fedathi Sequence. This descriptive and exploratory research with a qualitative approach, carried out with the Nursing Course students at Fametro University (Unifametro), Brazil, from April 2019 to October 2020. After consenting, the Sequence was adopted for students of the years 2018 and 2019. The performance of the students in the Human Anatomy of the Nursing Course in 2016 and 2017, not submitted to Sequence, and the academic indicators of the professors were researched in the data bank of Unifametro.The data was tabulated and analyzed. A significant rise in the academic performance was observed in the morning classes in Human Anatomy from 2018 on, independent of the semester compared to 2016.2, 2017.1 and 2017.2. There was an overall increase of about 10% in the academic indicators of the professors in Anatomy after the application of the Sequence. It is concluded that the application of the Fedathi Sequence in the Anatomy course promoted a better academic performance, reducing the failure indicator, as well as providing a better evaluation of the professor that applied it.