Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2019-20

The creation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) implies a change in the educational model with a more participatory and responsible approach to students. The main focus of teaching moves towards student learning, which must include leadership skills, autonomous learning, decision making and ethical commitment. This transformation implies changes not only in theoretical classroom training but also in practical training. The EHEA emphasizes the presence of the practicum in business areas that ensure the achievement of curricular competencies. In the case of nursing, the presence of clinical placements already constituted a substantial part of the program of the degree, but the current regulations give greater relevance to inclusion of pre-professional practicums in the form of a clinical rotation as a module or independent subject. Quality training inevitably involves programming that includes clinical experiences with patients and real scenarios, supervised by accredited professionals that provide students with feedback and facilitate reflection. This training is much more than a mere application of skills that the student learns in the classroom or a repetition of what is observed during the periods in the welfare centers of practicums. This training consists of a much broader vision of the work of nursing, in which each problem is unique, immersed in a certain reality and whose resolution lies in the action derived from reflection. The application of reflective thinking helps students to learn and integrate knowledge, attitudes and skills that allow them to acquire the competencies and reach the objectives of teaching and learning that are shared by all the actors involved (students, university professors and clinical tutors). Practicum VII is taught during the first semester of the third year of the degree in nursing. This practical subject is nourished by the theoretical knowledge of subjects taught in first and second years such as physiology, physiopathology, foundations I and adult care I and subjects taught in the first semester of third year as adult care II.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)

Specific Competences (CE)

  • E-2 : Base the interventions of Health Science professionals on scientific evidence and the available resources.
  • E-3 : Establish evaluation mechanisms, taking into account scientific, technical and quality aspects.
  • E-4 : Understand health care information systems.
  • E-5 : Apply the necessary methods and procedures in your field to identify health problems.

 

General Competences of the Degree Course (CG):>>Nursing sciences module

  • 29 : Identify the caring needs derived from health problems.
  • 30 : Analyse data gathered during assessment, prioritise the problems of adult patients, establish and implement care plans and evaluate them.
  • 31 : Carry out nursing care techniques and procedures, establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient and their relatives.
  • 32 : Select interventions aimed at treating or preventing problems associated with health deviations.
  • 49 : Understand and be able to apply group management techniques.

 

Specific transversal competences of the degree course :>>Foreign language proficiency

  • CT1 : Read and understand texts in a foreign language.

 

Specific transversal competences of the degree course :>>IT and information competences

  • CT2 : Show computer and information system skills and abilities.

 

Specific transversal competences of the degree course:>>Oral and written communication competences

  • CT3 : Show oral and written communication skills.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2019-20

This course has various specific objectives, both cognitive as procedural or attitudinal, that the student must meet to acquire the skills. Most of the objectives are shared by other practicum courses of the degree, but there are differences in the level of reflection required, depending on the academic course that is being studied. The student, clinical tutor and responsible professor can find these objectives via a computer-based tool for evaluation of the practicum. They can also see the evaluation criteria established for each. For example, some of the objectives include the following: 1.1.2. Identify situations in which the nurse must offer information that facilitates decision making.1.2.1. Guarantee respect and privacy of the person.1.3.2. Show responsibility, initiative and predisposition for the work. 2.1.1. Identify different forms of communication established between people involved in care activities (professional-professional, professional-family, professional-patient, family-patient, family, ...). 2.1.2. Observe the different models of work organization and identify team members. 2.1.3. Acquire and strengthen the use of professional terminology. 2.2.3. Use correct spelling and written expression in all assessment documents of the practicum. 2.2.4. Include the person and family in the provision of basic care, explaining the objectives to be achieved and helping in learning the procedure. 2.2.5. Transmit to the members of the team the relevant information obtained about the person or family. 2.3.1. Confront opinions about patient care. 2.3.2. Maintain an attitude of active listening with the person / family / group. 3.2.1. Perform assessments of assigned patients. 3.2.2. Use specific evaluation instruments. 3.2.3. Present and communicate the clinical information in an appropriate way (can only be evaluated if the student presents other work in substitution of care plans). 4.1.1. Identify the main alterations of the patient's health and their associated risk factors. 4.2.1. State, classify and prioritize the health problems detected, taking into account the needs of the person. 5.2.1. Determine the most appropriate objectives for the nursing diagnosis given the context of the person. 5.2.2. Select the intervention/s appropriate to the health problem. 5.2.3. Apply correctly the interventions required by the person. 5.2.4. Register the care plan appropriately. 8.2.1. Support and justify their interventions using scientific evidence. 8.2.2. Make a critical reading of an article related to topics applied to clinical practice. 8.3.1. Carry out the care process from the perspective of critical thinking.

 

 

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General

Code: 27026
Lecturer responsible:
ESCRIBANO CUBAS, SILVIA
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 0,00
Practical credits: 1,20
Distance-base hours: 4,80

Departments involved

  • Dept: NURSING
    Area: NURSING
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 1,2
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught