University of Udine Bachelor in Nursing Science (BNS) Clinical training opportunities in the Erasmus Placement Programme for incoming students Index Bachelor in Nursing Science (BNS) p. 1 Brief course presentation p. 1 Clinical Training Model p. 3 Annual Calendar p. 4 Placement opportunities for the Erasmus students p. 5 Registration process and deadlines p. 5 Contacts p. 5 What you need in order to access the clinical placements p. 6 Further opportunities p. 6 Bachelor in Nursing Science (BNS) The Bachelor s in Nursing Science belongs to the Department of Medical and Biological Sciences at the University of Udine. The Dean of the Nursing Science Programme is Professor Francesco Saverio Ambesi Impiombato (ambesi@uniud.it), who presides over the two coordinated campuses (Udine and Pordenone), located in Udine: Viale Ungheria, 20-33100 Udine (Italy) Tel. + 39 0432 590920 Fax + 39 0432 590918 Coordinator MNS RN Stefania Zuliani e-mail: stefania.zuliani@uniud.it Pordenone: Via Prasecco, 3 A 33170 Pordenone (Italy) Tel. + 39 0434 239481 Fax: + 39 0434 239419 Coordinator MNS RN Roberta Grando e-mail roberta.grando@uniud.it Brief Course presentation The Nursing Curriculum, which lasts three years, is based on the principles of the Bologna Declaration and National set of rules, and provides 180 Credits (crediti formativi universitari, CFU), of which 60 CFU are dedicated to clinical training. The learning objectives are inspired by the Dublin Descriptors and provide the a) application of knowledge, b) comprehension of patient problems within nursing care domains, c) autonomous decision-making, d) communication skills, and e) self-learning skills. The Nursing Curriculum includes: General, Biomedical, Clinical, Nursing, and Human Sciences focusing on the individual, the family, and the community of all ages and within different health conditions and settings (table 1). 1
Table 1 Nursing Curriculum Year Subject Credits Period Fundamentals of Nursing and Nurse-to-patient relationship 8 October - March Prevention and safety inside the work environment 5 October - January Fundamental biological mechanisms 5 October - January Morpho-functional bases of the human body 7 October - March I Pathology 5 October - March Clinical Nursing 7 October - March Skill Seminars I 1 October - March Clinical Training 16 English 3 Computer science 3 II Surgical Clinical Nursing 7 October - January Clinical Nursing in internal medicine 8 October - January Oncological Clinical Nursing 4 October - January Application of therapeutic pathways 4 October - January Clinical Nursing in specialist surgery 4 April - May Clinical Nursing in disabilities and chronic conditions 6 April - May Skill Seminars II 1 April - May Clinical Training 20 Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety 11 October February Clinical Nursing in Emergency and Critical Care 6 October February Clinical Nursing in maternal and children s care 4 October February Community Nursing 5 October February III Skill Seminars III 1 October February Clinical Training 24 Seminars 3 Student elective courses 6 Thesis and professional certification 6 Total 180 2
Clinical Training Model The clinical training is held in the hospitals of Udine and Pordenone and in Community health-care services. Clinical training is inspired by the andragogic learning model of White & Evan (1991, Figure 1), and is supervised by Didactic and Clinical Tutors. Didactical tutors are expert Registered Nurses (RN) with advanced education, usually with Masters Degrees in Nursing Science who provide full-time tutorship functions: they assure classroom and personal tutorship, organize, manage and evaluate the students clinical training experiences. Clinical tutors are expert Registered Nurses (RN) responsible for student activities with patients, equipment and devices adopted in the unit. They manage student training consistently with planned objectives, as well as organising and evaluating learning project activities. Figure 1 The clinical learning cycle adopted in the University of Udine Bachelor s Programme in Nursing Science Students must attend more than the 75% of the lessons and 100% of the clinical training activities. Annual calendar The academic year is from October 1 st to September 30 th (Table 2). Lessons and clinical training are suspended during Christmas holidays, from 24 th December to 6 th January, Easter holidays, from Holy Thursday to Tuesday, Summer holidays, from 1 st to 31 st August. Table 2 Bachelor Nursing Science Annual Calendar 3
1 year JUNE APRIL MAY JULY OC T OB ER N OVEM B ER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH AUGUST SETTEMBRE 1 7 4 11 18 9 16 23 6 13 20 3 10 17 10 17 11 18 8 15 22 14 21 28 1 25 2 30 1 27 24 3 24 31 1 7 14 21 28 1 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 1 7 14 21 28 1 4 25 1 29 S1 B 1 Ip B 3 S4 S5 I2 3 14 S6 IC 5 L P M F M P P F IC F P M B M 3 F I5 P S2 IC 1 IC 4 M M B 4 B M 4 B P 1 B M 2 B P 2 M B 5 B P 5 T1 G B M 1 B P 4 L2 T1 B M p B P 3 L1 V M B 2 P S3 F I1 IC 2 F I3 B M T1 5 S BM L PS MB FI BP IC T Prevention and safety Fundamentals of Nurs Morphofunctional inside the w ork Fundamental biological Concepts and Nurse to bases of the human environment mechanisms patient relationship body Patology s bases Clinical Nursing clinical training Skill Labs 2 year DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE N OVEM B ER JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OC T OB ER 1 7 14 21 28 1 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 1 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 3 10 17 24 31 1 7 14 21 28 1 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 1 7 14 21 28 1 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 F I6 6 B M 6 B 6 A O2 P 2A M 2 AC2 P 3 A O3 4 C S5 AC5 L IC M A A C S M A O1 T1 AC3C/D1 AO4 AC4CS3 M L1 C/D2 AC1 A M 5 T L2 G C S1 4 T C/D B P 6 A M 3 A O5 C/D 5 V A M 1 3 A T A P 1 A P 4 C S 2 A M 4C/D P 5 S Clinical Nursing AM AO AP AC CS C/D T Title exams in internal medicine Oncological Clin Nurs Application of the th Clinical Surgical Nurs Clin Nurs in specialist surgclin Nurs in chronical and Clinical training 3 YEAR OC T OB ER N OVEM B ER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1 7 14 21 28 1 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 1 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 3 10 17 24 31 1 7 14 21 28 1 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 1 7 14 21 28 1 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 AP AM C/D AC AO I2 UE1 RC2 T M M L2 T CS IC 3 UE4 T pr C T2 RC3 M I5 UE5 W M I1 M I3 M I4 IC 2 T IC 4 L1 IC 5 F UE3 IC 1 RC1 UE2 RC4 RC5 S Title exams IC Community Nursing RC Clinical Risk Management and Patient s Safety T Clinical Training MI Clinical Nursing in maternal and children s care UE Clinical Nursing in Emergency and Critical Care Legend lesson Exam Clinical training Seminars Vacation Placement opportunities for Erasmus students Organization of the training for Erasmus students may take place in the following health-care setting located in Udine and Pordenone: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Udine o Cardiac surgery Unit o Cardiology Unit o Coronary Care Unit o Emergency Unit o Medical Unit o Surgical Unit o Haematology Unit o Intensive Care Unit o Neonatal Intensive Care Unit o Neurological Day - Hospital o Newborn Unit o Oncological Day Hospital o Paediatric Unit o Plastic Surgery Unit o Pneumology Unit Local Health Care Services 4 Medio Friuli and 5 Bassa Friulana o Mental Health Department o Nursing Homes o Nursing Visiting Home Care Services (Community Nursing Care) o Obstetric Unit Azienda Ospedaliera of Pordenone: o Cardiology Unit 4
o Emergency Unit o Intensive Care Unit o Neonatal and paediatric Unit o Surgery Unit Local Health Care Services 6 Friuli Occidentale and 5 Bassa Friulana o Mental Health Department o Nursing Homes o Nursing Visiting Home Care Services (Community Nursing Care) IRCCS Centro di riferimento oncologico di Aviano - Oncological Research Hospital o Oncological and Radiotherapy Unit o Oncology Surgery o Post-operative intensive care Unit. Hospice Via di Natale Aviano. In all the above-mentioned clinical settings, the Erasmus student is followed by a clinical tutor who works with the didactic tutor in order to guarantee the achievement of the learning aims. Periodical briefing and debriefing sessions are offered at the beginning, during and at the end of clinical training experience, including both the didactic and clinical tutor. For those Erasmus students speaking only English a clinical tutor who speaks in English is made available. According to the agreements between the University and the NHS care settings, aiming to assure the best training opportunities to Erasmus students, the preferred period is the Autumn semester. During the Spring period, the opportunities are reduced given the contemporary presence of nursing students and other health-care students in the clinical settings. Registration process and deadline All exchange students must be formally nominated by their home university by e-mail sent to (socrates@uniud.it). After receiving the nomination letters from sending institutions, the Informational Relations Office will send to nominated students a detailed information package with documents to be fulfilled for the registration and accommodation procedure. The deadlines for all universities to send nominations to the University of Udine International Student Service are reported on the UNIUD webpage http://www.uniud.it/international-area/incoming-mobility. Contacts There are two main services for management of the Erasmus programme: o The contact person at the student service area, who provides administrative support, such as training agreement programme and the documents concerning registration at the University of Udine, which must be sent to. Mr. Massimo Plaino and Ms. Alessia Bruno e mail socrates@uniud.it All information concerning administrative procedures are available at University of Udine website: http://www.uniud.it/international-area/incoming-mobility o The Erasmus Coordinators, who are responsible for didactic projects. Once you send the Erasmus training agreement programme to the administrative reference person, you will send an email to the contact person indicated below, according to the place chosen. Udine: 5
MNS RN Dott.ssa Irene Comisso irene.comisso@uniud.it Associate Professor Alvisa Palese alvisa.palese@uniud.it Pordenone: MNS RN Dott.ssa Cristina Tommasini cristina.tommasini@uniud.it What you need to access the training centres In order to attend the training you have to show a health certificate (with indications about possible health conditions, limitations, vaccinations) issued by your own general practitioner from your country. You must also demonstrate by presenting certification your competences in clinical practice safety measures (e.g., the adoption of Individual Protection Devices, ergonomic precautions for safe patient mobilization). More details will be provided by the Erasmus Coordinators. Further opportunities Welcome and Guidance are offered to the students of the International Nursing Student Group. Students can also: o o Attend free Italian Language courses (http://www.uniud.it/international-area/incomingmobility/italian%20summer%20course/i-s-c) during academic semesters Access the Scientific Libraries System in Udine and Pordenone campuses. 6