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Educare

Educare

DICIEMBRE 2007 N° 10 Volumen 5

Competencies in the training of nursing students. Pedagogical challenges and curricular-grade proposal

Section: TEACHING TO LEARN

Authors

Epifanio Fernández Collado

Position

Doctor en Enfermería. Catedrático de Universidad de Enfermería, Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Contact address

C/ Tajo, s/n. 28070 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid.

Contact email: epifanio.fernández@uem.es

Abstract

This article deals with the theme of nursing training. I will be discussing some principles proposed for the transformation of education in general, and specifically in nursing. I will describe the competencies that are expected at present for the professional exercise of nursing as a career, with more specific reference to the practical competence relating to the so called professional nursing art. At a third stage, and with the objective of interpreting what society expects nowadays from nursing professionals, I will discuss the transformations currently practiced in the area of education, which result from the publication of RD 1393/2007 of 29th October (Official Governmental Gazette of 30th October 2007) establishing the legislation of official university studies in Spain. I will conclude exemplifying a proposal for a curricular-degree in Nursing as a draft analysis inducing reflection on this them.

Keywords:

degree in nursing; European Space for Higher Education; nursing educationcompetencies in nursing education

Versión en Español

Título:

Competencias en la formación de los estudiantes de enfermeria. Desafíos pedagógicos y propuesta curricular de grado