Nursing

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

TRAINING OBJECTIVES:

• Acquire broad knowledge of nursing science, health, human and social sciences, to respond to the health needs and expectations of individuals, families, groups and the community.
• Develop skills for the application of nursing care procedures and clinical guidelines.
• Develop the ability to establish positive relationships with those assigned to your care.
• Use scientific methodology in their interventions.
• Acquire the necessary tools to develop a critical and reflective attitude.

TRAINING STRATEGIES

To achieve the above objectives, the following training strategies are proposed:

• Propose wide-ranging educational content of a university nature that responds to the higher education needs of students in relation to social, humanistic, scientific and health issues.
• Propose an academic curriculum that addresses and takes into account the fundamentals, methods, processes and contents of the nursing discipline.
• Address the specific needs of the degree with respect to:
• I. The knowledge and focus of the nursing discipline that requires the development of skills and work methods more in line with the needs of the person, family and community.
• II. The acquisition of abilities, skills and aptitudes through practical training in hospitals, health and social health centers, community health services, etc.
• III. The development of communication skills and health education.
• Recognize that the current traditional teaching system requires the adoption of a new teaching paradigm focused on student learning and the use of more dynamic teaching methods and better use of new technologies.

In addition to the above training objectives, a common objective for all URJC degrees is to promote mobility, both nationally and internationally.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

• Hospitals (public and private network)
• Primary care centers
• Home assistance.
• Companies in the health sector.
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Emergency outpatient care
• penitentiary institutions
• Army.
• Demand abroad.
• Teaching and research
• Management

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2009-10.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

• Human Anatomy and Embryology Area.
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Area.
• Histology Area.
• Physiology Area
• Pharmacology Area. Nutrition and Bromatology
• Psychology Area.
• Nursing Area
• Pediatrics Area
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Area
• Psychiatry Area
• Medicine and Surgery Area.
• Preventive Medicine and Public Health Area.

Recommended Income Profile

On the recommended income profile, no restriction other than that established by law (PAU) is placed.

At the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), there are no specific entrance exams to determine the access of students to the Nursing degree. However, the training program for the Nursing degree defines the professional profile in a theoretical framework in relation to care, teaching and research activity. Whose goals or purposes of the Nursing training program are:

• Comprehensive education promoting a humanistic spirit, developing both knowledge, skills and attitudes
• Open interaction in relation to the socio-health environment, as well as multidisciplinary integration
• Modern teaching, applying new pedagogical technologies
• Care approach, using the Nursing methodology.

To adapt the entry profile to professional skills and achieve integration into multidisciplinary health teams, the degree develops a care model, delimiting the area of ​​specific competence.

Nursing practice is continually confronted with the identification of problems, whose objective is not only to combat illness, but also to satisfy a wide range of human needs whose assessment and diagnosis form a substantial part of nursing activity today. It must also maintain or restore the patient's independence to meet her fundamental needs, solving the deficits she presents and also those of those who are responsible for her care.

In order to achieve greater adaptation to the professional profile of the students who access the degree, courses and extracurricular training activities focused on the aforementioned goals are established.

Objectives 

The basic training of the nurse will include 4 years (240 ECTS credits) of theoretical and practical education given or under the control of the university, which will guarantee that the interested party has acquired the knowledge and skills necessary for the exercise of their profession.

The Law on the Organization of Health Professions (Law 44/2003, of November 21), states in its article 7. 2a.: "University Diplomas in Nursing are responsible for the direction, evaluation and provision of Nursing care aimed at the promotion, maintenance and recovery of health, as well as the prevention of diseases and disabilities”.

In general terms, it is intended that the Nursing Degree title trains generalist nurses with scientific and human preparation and sufficient training to assess, identify, act and evaluate the health and care needs of healthy or sick people. families and community. The basis of the objectives is based on the conceptual framework of the nurse responsible for general care and, above all, that takes into account the requirements that society needs and demands of these professionals. It seems important to us to differentiate between training objectives and strategies since both make up the teaching purposes of the Degree in Nursing.

Competences 

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

• CG1. Capacity for analysis and synthesis
• CG2. Ability to apply knowledge in practice
• CG3. Planning and time management
• CG4. Basic general knowledge of the study area
• CG5. Basic knowledge of the profession
• CG6. Oral and written communication in mother tongue
• CG7. Knowledge of a second language
• CG8. Basic computer skills
• CG9. investigation skills
• CG10. ability to learn
• CG11. Information management skills (search and analyze)
• CG12. Capacity for criticism and self-criticism
• CG13. Capacity for adapting to new situations
• CG14. Ability to generate new ideas (creativity)
• CG15. Problem resolution
• CG16. Decision making
• CG17. Teamwork
• CG18. Interpersonal skills
• CG19. Leadership
• CG20. Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• CG21. Ability to communicate with non-experts in the field
• CG22. Appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism
• CG23. Ability to work in an international context
• CG24. Knowledge of other cultures and their customs
• CG25. Ability to work independently
• CG26. Design and project management
• CG27. Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
• CG28. ethical commitment
• CG29. quality concern
• CG30. Motivation

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

• CE1 CE1.Be able, in the field of nursing, to provide technical and professional health care appropriate to the health needs of the people they care for, in accordance with the state of development of scientific knowledge at any given time and with the levels of quality and safety that are established in the applicable legal and ethical standards.
• CE2.Plan and provide nursing care aimed at individuals, families or groups, aimed at health outcomes, evaluating their impact, through clinical and care practice guidelines, which describe the processes by which it is diagnosed, treated or cared for. a health problem.
• CE3.Know and apply the theoretical and methodological foundations and principles of nursing.
• CE4.Understand the interactive behavior of the person according to gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context.
• CE5.Design care systems aimed at individuals, families or groups, evaluating their impact and establishing the appropriate modifications.
• CE6.Basing nursing interventions on scientific evidence and available means.
• CE7.Understand people without prejudice, considering their physical, psychological and social aspects, as autonomous and independent individuals, ensuring respect for their opinions, beliefs and values, guaranteeing the right to privacy, through confidentiality and secrecy professional.
• CE8.Promote and respect the right to participation, information, autonomy and informed consent in the decision-making of the people served, in accordance with the way in which they live their health-disease process.
• CE9.Promote healthy lifestyles, self-care, supporting the maintenance of preventive and therapeutic behaviours.
• CE10.Protect the health and well-being of the people, family or groups served, guaranteeing their safety.
• CE11.Establish effective communication with patients, family, social groups and colleagues and promote health education.
• CE12.Know the ethical and deontological code of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a changing world context.
• CE13.Understand the principles of health and socio-health financing and use the available resources appropriately.
• CE14.Establish evaluation mechanisms, considering scientific-technical and quality aspects.
• CE15.Work with the team of professionals as a basic unit in which the professionals and other staff of healthcare organizations are structured in a uni or multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary way.
• CE16.Understand health information systems.
• CE17.Perform nursing care based on comprehensive health care, which involves multiprofessional cooperation, process integration and care continuity.
• CE18. Know the strategies to adopt measures of comfort and attention to symptoms, aimed at the patient and family, in the application of palliative care that contribute to alleviating the situation of advanced and terminal patients.
• CE19.Know and identify the structure and function of the human body. Understand the molecular and physiological bases of cells and tissues.
• CE20.Know the use and indication of health products linked to nursing care.
• CE21.Know the different groups of drugs, the principles of their authorization, use and indication, and their mechanisms of action.
• CE22.Use of medicines, evaluating the expected benefits and associated risks and/or effects derived from their administration and consumption.
• CE23.Understand and assess the nutritional needs of healthy people and people with health problems throughout the life cycle, to promote and reinforce patterns of healthy eating behaviour. Identify nutrients and the foods in which they are found. Identify the most prevalent nutritional problems and select the appropriate dietary recommendations.
• CE24.Apply health care information and communication technologies and systems.
• CE25.Know the pathophysiological processes and their manifestations and the risk factors that determine the states of health and disease in the different stages of the life cycle.
• CE26.Identify people's psychosocial responses to different health situations (in particular, illness and suffering), selecting the appropriate actions to provide help in them.
• CE27.Establish an empathic and respectful relationship with the patient and family, according to the person's situation, health problem and stage of development.
• CE28.Use strategies and skills that allow effective communication with patients, families and social groups, as well as the expression of their concerns and interests.
• CE29. Recognize life-threatening situations and know how to perform basic and advanced life support maneuvers.
• CE30.Know and identify the psychological and physical problems derived from gender violence to train the student in prevention, early detection, care, and rehabilitation of victims of this form of violence.
• CE31.Identify, integrate and relate the concept of health and care, from a historical perspective, to understand the evolution of nursing care.
• CE32.Understand, from an ontological and epistemological perspective, the evolution of the central concepts that make up the nursing discipline, as well as the most relevant theoretical models, applying scientific methodology in the care process and developing the corresponding care plans.
• CE33. Apply the nursing process to provide and guarantee the well-being, quality and safety of the people served.
• CE34.Understand and apply the principles that support comprehensive nursing care.
• CE35.Direct, evaluate and provide comprehensive nursing care to the individual, the family and the community.
• CE36.Capacity to describe the foundations of the primary level of health and the activities to be carried out to provide comprehensive nursing care to the individual, the family and the community.
• CE37. Understand the role and activities and cooperative attitude that the professional must develop in a Primary Health Care team.
• CE38.Promote the participation of individuals, families and groups in their health-disease process. Identify factors related to health and environmental problems, to care for people in situations of health and illness as members of a community.
• CE39.Identify and analyze the influence of internal and external factors on the level of health of individuals and groups.
• CE40.Apply the necessary methods and procedures in their field to identify the most relevant health problems in a community.
• CE41.Analyze the statistical data referred to population studies, identifying the possible causes of health problems.
• CE42. Educate, facilitate and support the health and well-being of community members whose lives are affected by health problems, risk, suffering, illness, disability or death.
• CE43.Know the health alterations of adults, identifying the manifestations that appear in their different phases.
• CE44.Identify care needs derived from health problems.
• CE45.Analyze the data collected in the assessment, prioritize the problems of the adult patient, establish and execute the care plan and carry out its evaluation.
• CE46.Perform nursing care techniques and procedures, establishing a therapeutic relationship with patients and family members.
• CE47.Select the interventions aimed at treating or preventing the problems derived from health deviations.
• CE48.Have a cooperative attitude with the different members of the team.
• CE49. Identify the characteristics of women in the different stages of the reproductive cycle and in the climacteric and in the alterations that can occur, providing the necessary care at each stage.
• CE50.Apply general care during the maternity process to facilitate the adaptation of women and newborns to new demands and prevent complications.
• CE51.Understand the specific aspects of newborn care.
• CE52. Identify the characteristics of the different stages of childhood and adolescence and the factors that determine the normal pattern of growth and development.
• CE53. Know the most frequent health problems in childhood and identify their manifestations. Analyze the child's assessment data, identifying nursing problems and complications that may arise.
• CE54.Apply the techniques that integrate nursing care, establishing a therapeutic relationship with children and their caregivers.
• CE55.Select the interventions aimed at healthy and sick children, as well as those derived from diagnosis and treatment methods.
• CE56.Be able to provide health education to parents or primary caregivers.
• CE57.Understand the changes associated with the aging process and its impact on health. Identify structural, functional, psychological and lifestyle changes associated with the aging process.
• CE58.Understand the most frequent health problems in the elderly.
• CE59.Select care interventions aimed at treating or preventing health problems and their adaptation to daily life through proximity resources and support for the elderly person.
• CE60.Know the Spanish Health System.
• CE61.Identify the characteristics of the directive function of nursing services and care management.
• CE62.Know and be able to apply group management techniques.
• CE63.Know the applicable legislation and the ethical and deontological code of Spanish nursing, inspired by the European code of nursing ethics and deontology.
• CE64.Provide care, guaranteeing the patient's and family's right to dignity, privacy, intimacy, confidentiality and decision-making capacity.
• CE65.Individualize care considering age, gender, cultural differences, ethnic group, beliefs and values.
• CE66.Understand the most relevant mental health problems in the different stages of the life cycle, providing comprehensive and effective care in the field of nursing.
• CE67.Understand palliative care and pain control to provide care that alleviates the situation of advanced and terminally ill patients.

Minimum stay requirements 

• The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
• In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
• Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
• Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

Part-time students:

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

• 2022/2023
• 2021/2022
• 2020/2021
• 2019/2020
• 2018/2019
• 2017/2018
• 2016/2017
• 2015/2016
• 2014/2015
• 2013/2014
• 2012/2013
• 2011/2012
• 2010/2011
• 2009/2010

General information collection plan

• Indicators 2013/14
• Indicators 2014/15
• Indicators 2015/16
• Indicators 2016/17
• Indicators 2017/18
• Indicators 2018/19
• Indicators 2019/20
• Indicators 2020/21
• Indicators 2021/22
• Indicators 2022/23

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

• Improvement actions 2022/2023
• Improvement actions 2021/2022
• Improvement actions 2020/2021
• Improvement actions 2019/2020
• Improvement actions 2018/2019
• Improvement actions 2017/2018
• Improvement actions 2016/2017
• Improvement actions 2015/2016
• Improvement actions 2014/2015
• Improvement actions 2013/2014
• Improvement actions 2012/2013
• Improvement actions 2011/2012
• Improvement actions 2010/2011
• Improvement actions 2009/2010

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.

Self-assessment report 2024

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