At the end of the course the student will be able to: identify, analyze and reflect on the phenomena of nursing interest that affect the individual in his/her life context, the community, the population, integrating in a multidisciplinary perspective with the other professions committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing diseases, both in hospital and territorial settings, identifying the role of the nurse in the field of health promotion and disease prevention; describe the evidence-based interventions aimed at providing answers to the needs of the person;contribute to the management of clinical risk to create and maintain a safe environment for the person, the family, the community, themselves and other members of the work group; identify the nursing care needs of the person, in particular the need for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and interpret the data collected to plan care and evaluate the achievement of care objectives will have acquired knowledge relating to the legislation on which the organization and provision of territorial care is based will have deepened the knowledge and relational skills peculiar to the profession, as a basis for the development of an identity and ability to professionally relate to the patient and the team
Course Prerequisites
Attendance of the second year of studies
Assessment Methods
The assessment of learning takes place exclusively through a final examination, consisting of a written test and an oral examination. The written test consists of a multiple-choice questionnaire with 30 questions and is designed to assess the acquisition of the main concepts related to nursing-related phenomena concerning the individual within their life context, both in hospital and community settings. In particular, the test aims to verify the student’s understanding of the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention, as well as knowledge of the regulations underlying the organization and delivery of community healthcare services. The written test is considered passed with at least 18 correct answers.
The oral examination aims to assess the student’s level of understanding and mastery in selecting evidence-based nursing interventions, as well as in managing clinical risk in order to create and maintain a safe environment for individuals receiving care. During the oral examination, the student’s ability to identify nursing care needs—particularly those related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures—is also evaluated, along with the ability to interpret the collected data in order to plan care and assess the achievement of care objectives. Additional aspects assessed include relational and communication skills specific to the nursing profession, which are fundamental for the development of professional identity and for establishing effective relationships with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
Achieving an integrated and comprehensive understanding of the topics covered, together with the ability to reason in a linear and competent manner based on the acquired knowledge, leads to an excellent evaluation. A predominantly mnemonic and factual knowledge of the topics, resulting in an exposition that is not supported by adequate synthesis skills and not always appropriate language, but with some ability to reason and connect concepts, leads to a satisfactory evaluation. The presence of educational gaps and occasionally inappropriate language, despite a context of minimal knowledge of the exam material, results in a barely sufficient evaluation, while significant deficiencies in knowledge, language, and reasoning and integration skills lead to a negative evaluation.
The final exam grade is determined by the combined results of the written test and the oral examination, weighted according to the credit value assigned to each teaching module.