IN21T1B - PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER)

The internship, in compliance with the provisions of the Teaching Regulations, Article No. 3 "Specific training objectives and expected skills," aims to provide, under the supervision of a clinical tutor, knowledge of preventive and care interventions designed to address priority health problems in the specialized medical and surgical fields, maternal and child health, and oncology, aimed at the acute phase of the disease and educational and psychosocial support in the chronic phase.


EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- identifies behavioral measures to prevent occupational risks for the safety of oneself and others;
- identifies the health and nursing care needs of individuals and the community, identifying priority needs, and formulates related care plans;
- plans the main interventions related to clinical/care conditions, knowing how to formulate Nursing Diagnoses and identify collaborative problems, evaluating the outcome;
- promotes effective educational relationships aimed at preventing illnesses and maintaining and restoring a satisfactory state of health.


ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- applies the principles necessary to protect their own and others' safety (staff and patients);
- adopts occupational risk prevention strategies;
- ensures correct and effective procedures in application and compliance with the fundamental scientific principles of the profession and adapts services to the patient, in relation to different pathologies/clinical conditions, different care settings, and different age groups;
- plans and delivers nursing care in collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary team;
- initiates and maintains care relationships aimed at health and therapeutic education with the patient and their family, adopting effective communication, modulating language according to the interlocutors' level of understanding;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to patients with cardiovascular diseases;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to patients with uro/nephrological diseases;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to individuals undergoing general and specialized surgery;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to individuals with hematological and oncological conditions;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to individuals in neonatal and pediatric age;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to individuals with uro/nephrological conditions;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to women during pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and gynecological issues;
- plans, intervenes, and evaluates the care provided to individuals with respiratory issues;
- documents the nursing care planned, provided, and evaluated under the supervision of the clinical tutor.




MAKING JUDGMENTS
- chooses occupational risk prevention strategies to protect their own safety and that of others;
- identifies the care priorities of their patients;
- assumes responsibility for their own actions and the care outcomes achieved;
- seeks ongoing dialogue with the clinical tutor in new and/or more complex situations;
- reports to the tutor errors or near-errors that may have consequences for the patient's health;
- demonstrates behavior consistent with the guidelines set forth in the Teaching Regulations and the rules of professional ethics and ethics.


COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- initiates and manages the helping relationship with the client, their family, and significant others.
- ensures effective communication through the use of verbal and nonverbal cues, facilitating understanding and expression of emotions.
- supports the client in self-managing medium-to-highly complex caregiving issues.
- interacts with other professionals involved in the care process, respecting their areas of responsibility and expertise.




LEARNING ABILITY
- Critically reflects on their learning expectations based on clinical practice models and debriefings with the tutor;
- Critically reflects on the healthcare/clinical situations experienced during the internship;
- Seeks supervision and feedback from the clinical tutor, teaching assistant, or senior student in clinical learning contexts;
- Reflects on the learning process and identifies their own needs for acquiring the expected skills;
- Actively contributes to their own learning by offering complementary learning experiences and activities;
- Develops independent study skills in analyzing healthcare cases.