The Good Life: From Birth to Death.

Nurses are almost always present at birth and at death. The aim was to describe the similarities in nursing care between birthing and end-of-life patients under a humanistic and holistic caring perspective, focusing on pain management, anxiety and stress reduction, self-care and empowerment, and emotional and family support.

[Research projects in mental health care speciality: mentoring and lived experiences]. / Tutorización y vivencias personales: investigación en la especialidad de salud mental.

The goal of the present study is to describe the methodology followed in the implementation of the mentoring research projects developed by the three residents of mental health during the 2009-10 academic years and present the results obtained and recognition. We designed eight targeted monthly tutorials and educational material complementing the methodological support. The development of the project followed an established pattern that allowed progressively advancing in the various phases. When completed the projects, the most relevant were selected for presentation at the XI National Meeting of Residents of Mental Health Nursing, and planned a public presentation of all projects. The main findings from the evaluation work were made for every resident of the experience and the quality of the tutorials. In his narrative are the positive enrichment achieved during the year of residency from the perspective of learning as well as relationship with mentors. In the individual assessment reflect relevant aspects of the authorization process as closeness, trust, resolving doubts, guidelines for intervention. The project presented at the national meeting took second award.

Enhancing perceived leadership of nursing students through a student-led dedicated education unit in a community setting: A feasibility study.

BACKGROUND: Leadership competence is important to ensure the provision of safe and high-quality care in hospitals. PURPOSE: The aim was to demonstrate the feasibility of enhancing the perceived leadership competence of nursing students through an innovative health education strategy, consisting of a student-led dedicated education unit (DEU) informed by a service-learning approach in a community setting. DESIGN: Feasibility study in a three-phase process: I: Design; II: Acceptability and implementation; III: Expansion to a different setting. In phase II the DEU was piloted with 62 students using a pretest/post-test with control group design. In phase III it was piloted with 20 students in the expansion setting. METHODS: The DEU was implemented and tested in Barcelona (Spain) between 2014 and 2019. To assess acceptability and implementation, students' perceived leadership competence was measured using the Self-Assessment Leadership Instrument. We also obtained satisfaction ratings using an ad hoc questionnaire. RESULTS: Satisfaction was high among students, as well as among service users who received health education. In phase II, students' post-test self-ratings of their leadership competence were higher in both the intervention and control groups, but the increase was significantly greater among students who participated in the DEU (25.84 % vs. 16.72 %, p = .012). Similar results were obtained in the expansion phase, with students in the intervention group once again showing a significant increase in perceived leadership skills (12.89 %, p = .005). CONCLUSIONS: Student-led DEUs appear to be an effective way of enhancing perceived leadership competence among senior nursing students.

[Learning portfolio. Educational innovation in therapeutic relationship]. / La carpeta de aprendizaje. Innovación docente en relación de ayuda.

The Learning Portfolio is a methodological tool recommended by the educational authorities who comes to the fore as a strategy to acquire and/or assess learning. The process of preparing and serving content to a paradigm reflective, self-learning, student-centered. During 2008-9, the project started its implementation in the Therapeutic Relationship, Course for the baccalaureate Nursing in order to consolidate its future use in the new Degree at European Space of Higher Education. The results of the first experience were analyzed at the end of the course, made modifications to the design and development in 2009-10. This article describes, first the experience of the implementation and development of the instrument and secondly the perception of learning and experience of students and teacher at the end of second year The result of the experience shows a high perception of learning and satisfaction with the use of the portfolio in the subject. Despite resistance to paradigmatic change, difficulty and effort in the development and monitoring of the portfolio, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It is important to note the limitations to make adjustments depending on the characteristics of the group and contents Programme.