Practicum VII

Coordination

• Núria Gorchs Font

Objectives

In order to learn about nursing as a discipline and at the same time acquire and develop specific professional skills, in the subject Practicum VII the student must:

• Put into practice and develop nursing care techniques and procedures in simulated clinical situations (anatomical simulators and mannequins).
• Acquire skills, abilities and aptitudes through practical training in a hospital center applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes learned in the different subjects.
• Identify the sequence of priorities that must be established when providing nursing care to a person with health problems.
• Reflect on the learning process.

Learning outcomes

• RA1. It organizes personal work in accordance with process planning, adjusts it to decision-making in the intervention context and reorients processes in relation to the evaluation carried out on the performance itself.
• LO2. Participates and integrates in the organized development of a team work and is able to anticipate tasks, time and resources to achieve the expected results.
• LO3. It analyzes the data obtained in the assessment of the user to prioritize health problems and designs appropriate interventions or treatments for each situation that respect people's fundamental rights.
• LO4. Identifies life-threatening situations and actions in front of intra- and extra-hospital emergencies and knows how to properly apply basic and advanced life support.
• LO5. Communicates effectively with professionals, users and families with an attitude of respect and empathy, and demonstrates listening skills.
• LO6. Act appropriately for your own safety and that of the user.
• LO7. It uses the health products that correspond to the health problem, adapts the form of administration and evaluates its action and possible effects.
• LO8. Acts in the usual situations and those typical of the profession with commitment, responsibility and in accordance with ethical criteria and respect for individuality.
• RA9. It designs interventions that meet the needs of the field in a multidisciplinary way.
• RA10. Moves with ease in complex situations or situations that require the development of new solutions, both in the academic and work or professional fields within the field of nursing.
• RA11. Plan individualized nursing care centered on the person and their significant environment for each stage of the life cycle.
• LO12. It applies the techniques that integrate nursing care depending on the health needs of the users and their significant environment.
• RA13. Shows sensitivity for fair and equal professional practice from a gender perspective.
• RA14. Use language that is respectful of gender issues, both in oral and written or audiovisual productions.

Skills

General skills

• Cater to the health needs of the population and meet professional challenges through an innovative and dynamic outlook.
• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and its values, to improving practice and seeking excellence in the care of individuals, families and the community.
• Interact with others with empathy, demonstrating skills in interpersonal relationships.

Specific skills

• Act professionally in accordance with the values of the profession stated in the nursing code of ethics.
• Apply the theoretical and methodological principles of nursing.
• Design and implement evaluation systems for health care, taking into account scientific, technical and relational aspects of quality.
• Design outcome-oriented healthcare systems for individuals, families and groups. Assess their impact and establish appropriate changes through dialogue with care receivers and significant others in their context, and the use of appropriate tools and reflective practice.
• Develop and implement strategies for easing and controlling symptoms that contribute to alleviating end-of-life situations of care receivers and significant others.
• Establish an appropriate therapeutic relationship with care receivers and significant others in their context.
• Interact with care receivers at each stage of their life cycle, in accordance with their gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context, respecting their opinions, beliefs, values, privacy and confidentiality, and professional secrecy.
• Promote and respect the right of participation, information, independence and informed consent in decision-making for care receivers, in accordance with the manner in which individuals experience health and illness.
• Protect the health and welfare of individuals and groups receiving care, ensuring their safety.
• Provide appropriate professional care corresponding to the health needs of people, basing interventions on scientific evidence and available resources, in compliance with legal and ethical requirements for safety and quality.
• Work in an interdisciplinary team within an integrated care approach to ensure continuity of care for receivers.

Core skills

• Communicate orally, in writing and audiovisually, in one's own language and in foreign languages, with proficiency in form, content and use.
• Develop strategies for promoting gender equality and equity for all.
• Exercise active citizenship and individual responsibility with a commitment to democratic values and sustainable development.
• Reflect critically on knowledge of all kinds, with a commitment to professional rigor and quality.

Content

1. Neonatal and pediatric life support
2. Decision-making, teamwork and nursing interventions
3. Reflective practice
4. Job placement

Evaluation

The evaluation of this subject is carried out in accordance with the following activities and weighting criteria:

Evaluation of clinical skills workshops (compulsory attendance)

• Observation of participation/simulation: 15% of the final mark of the subject; non recoverable
• Specific assessment tests: 10% of the subject's final grade; non recoverable

Attendance and participation in these activities is 100% mandatory. In case of any justified absence, these absences cannot exceed 10% of the total. If this percentage is exceeded, the internship committee of the degree evaluates the situation individually.

Evaluation of external internships (see the Regulations on external internships)

• Report of the tutors of the collaborating entity (TEC): 35% of the final mark of the subject; non recoverable This report must be approved with a minimum grade of 5.
• Follow-up by the University's academic tutor (TAU): 10% of the subject's final grade; non recoverable
• Student report: 5% of the subject's final grade; non recoverable
• Work / internship report: 25% of the final grade of the subject; non recoverable

The final mark of the subject is the result of the weighting of the marks obtained in each of the parts, as long as the external practices are approved.

important

Plagiarism or copying someone else's work is penalized at all universities and, according to the Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya Student Rights and Duties Regulations, constitute serious offences. This is why during the course of this subject any indication of plagiarism or misappropriation of texts or ideas from other people (be they authors, the Internet or classmates) will automatically result in a failure.

To cite texts and materials appropriately, consult the academic citation guidelines and guidelines available on the UVic Library website.

Methodology

• Integration in professional practice of the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the nursing discipline. Professional practices in:
  • Hospital centers: general surgery units, traumatology, internal medicine, frail patient care, paediatrics, mental health, maternity, ICU, emergency, day hospitals and home hospitalization, hemodialysis, oncology, cardiology, etc.
  • Primary and community care centers: general nursing consultation, home care, pediatric consultation, PADES, etc.
  • Socio-sanitary and mental health centers: convalescence, long-stay, palliative care, psychogeriatric units, long-stay mental health units, drug addiction care, day hospitals, community care programs, UFISS, etc.
  • Other organizations in which the sick are present: mutual employers, geriatric homes, cooperation and NGOs
• Nursing care plans in the most prevalent health problems, as well as in the different stages of the life cycle
• Nursing care techniques, procedures and protocols
• Decision-making skills
• Communication skills
• Team work skills
• Clinical simulation and case resolution seminars
• Reflective practice

Bibliography

Bibliography

• Bonafont Castillo, A (2020). Atención centrada en la persona: Historia de vida y plan personalizado de atención y de apoyo al proyecto de vida: (Fundación). Guías de la Fundación. Guía no 5. Fundación Pilares.
• Butcher, H., Bulechek, G., Dochterman, J.M., Wagner, Ch. (2019). Clasificación de Intervenciones de Enfermería (NIC) (9 ed.). Elsevier.
• Domínguez-Alcón, C., Busquets Surribas, M., Cuxart Ainaud, N., i Ramiò Jofre, A (2020). Ética del Cuidado , Innovación Inclusiva y Calidad Asistencial: Col·legi Oficial d’Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona (COIB). Retrieved from https://www.fundaciogrifols.org/documents/4438882/4451852/coib10.pdf/ff003708-c8bc-4e4f-a159-60c3d21beae7?t=1611243976320
• Perkins, G.D., (...) & Nolan, J.P (2021). European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Traducció oficial al català del Consell Català de Ressuscitació (CCR). Retrieved from https://ccr.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ERC-Guies-2021_reducido.pdf
• Renton, McGuinness, C., Strachan, E., and Arranz Molinero, E. (2021). Clinical nursing practices: Castellà. Procedimientos de enfermería clínica (Sexta edición). Elsevier.

Reading

Teachers will provide complementary bibliography and compulsory reading throughout the course via the Virtual Campus.