The purpose of the Nursing Diploma is to form clinically competent, flexible and imaginative professionals in providing health care, capable of developing the three differentiated areas of their professional role:
To supply individuals, families, groups, communities and populations, with direct and indirect health care
To design, manage and co-ordinate this care
To act as a member of a profession
The education is aimed so that students gain, among other things, the following knowledge and skills:
To base their practice on knowledge, theory and research
To work in a team with clients and other health professionals
To participate as a member and leader of interdisciplinary health teams
To advocate the health system for the use of the sick
To evaluate the expected result of the nursing care
To participate in research and make use of the findings
To take on the responsibility for continued training and to plan the development of their professional career.
Training
The academic content is structured into areas, modules and learning subjects.
Basic nursing care area: This includes basic nursing knowledge, aspects of the professional role and communication and also work methodology.
Specialised nursing care area: This includes specific aspects of the development of the role of the nurse in their fields of action.
Medical sciences area: This includes knowledge of the structure and functioning of the human being, both physiological as well as psychological, as well as the bases of pathology needed for the correct development of the nurse's role.
Social and research area: This area includes knowledge concerning the structure and social development in general and also more specific aspects concerning the health area. This area also covers knowledge concerned with research.
40% of the training is theoretical and the other 60% is practical. The theoretical part is traditional face-to-face teaching and is carried out in the Nursing School. The practical part takes place over the three years at health centres and health institutions in Andorra and abroad to put into practice the knowledge and to acquire work experience.
Syllabus
Year
Subjects
Credits
1
Methodology: Standardised Languages Adult Nursing I Nutrition and Diet I Communication Bases I Group Management I Professional Ethics I Human Body Structure Anatomy and Physiology General and Evolutionary Psychology Clinical Pharmacology Microbiology and Parasitology Adult Health Problems I Health Legislation I IT Research Methodology I Technical/Scientific English I Technical/Scientific French I
6 11 3 6 2 1 2,5 3,5 3 5 2 9 1 2 1 1 1
2
Adult Nursing II Nutrition and Diet II Communication Bases II Group Management II Professional Ethics II Professionalism and Leadership I Primary Health Care Nursing Public Health Mother and Child Nursing Psychosocial Nursing Adult Health Problems II Mother and Child Health Problems Family Environment and Health Statistics Epidemiology and Demography Technical/Scientific English II Technical/Scientific French II
15 1 2,5 1,5 1 2 7 1 7 5 7 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
3
Adult Nursing III Group Management III History, Trends and Models Professionalism and Leadership II Health Education Community Health Nursing Geriatric Nursing Mental Health Nursing Adult Health Problems III Health Problems in Mental Health Analysis of Society Politics, Globalisation and Economy Health Systems, Management and Quality Health Legislation II Methodology Research II Technical/Scientific English III Technical/Scientific French III
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