SPAIN

NEUS AMORÓS SIRERA

AMPARO PLAZA JORQUES

1 2 3

Monarchy

Parliament

47M

population

17 regions

84 years life expectancy

23rd in Human Development Index

19th in Happiness ranking

Healthiest diet in the world (Mediterranean Diet)

MOST IMPORTANT CITIES IN SPAIN

1. Madrid (Capital 3M population)

2. Barcelona

3. Valencia

4. Sevilla

5. Bilbao

6. Zaragoza According to population

VALENCIA “DOOR TO THE MEDITERRAN”

Population: 1M (city)

Economy: Tourism

Religion: Catholic

Language: Spanish – Catalan

TOP 5 Erasmus destination in Spain

CENTER OF VALENCIA

PERIPHERY OF VALENCIA

NURSING ROLE IN SPAIN

NURSING IN SPAIN

Basic and Extended ROLES (catheterisation, venopuncture, cannulation, wound care,

nasogastric tube insertion, arterial blood gases, medication,…) + Nursing Care Plans

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS / NURSING AUXILLIARIES do the basic care

Nursing students do all the techniques UNDER SUPERVISION

Nurses can work in:

CLINICAL

TEACHING (universities, high

schools, healthcare centres…

MANAGEMENT

RESEARCH

NURSING IN SPAIN

NURSING AT THE UCV (CATHOLIC

UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA)

http://www.ucv.es/

FACULTY OF NURSING

• Iniciative of the Valencian Church

• 15,000 students approx.

• Nursing School created 30 October 1953 (oldest in Valencia)

• 2015 Biggest Faculty of Nursing in Spain

• >4,000 PLACEMENT POSTS

• DISPERSION 160Km

• 2 Campuses (1 Valencia + 1 Alzira)

• 116 LECTURERS

• 16 Admin.Staff exclusively for

Nursing

• 11 Placement Coordinators

• 310 Associate Professors

• 162 Placement Centres

FACULTY OF NURSING

• THEORY LECTURES (2 campus)

VALENCIA

(CITY CENTRE)

ALZIRA

• CLINICAL PRACTICE

PUBLIC

HOSPITALS

PRIVATE

HOSPITALS

SPECIALISED

CARE CENTRES

NURSING

HOMES

COMMUNITY

CARE

CENTRES

FACULTY OF NURSING

ALZIRA CAMPUS

HOSPITALS IN VALENCIA

• Studying Nursing in the city of Valencia

GRADUATION UCV

80

km

DENIA On the shores of the Mediterranean,

opposite the Balearic Islands

• 20KM OF SANDY BEACHES

• Marina, Port (ferry Ibiza, Mallorca, Formentera)

• Fresh fish auction everyday

• Old town, High street, Castle, Market (Monday

morning), ‘Montgó’ Natural Park, 16th century

watch tower, Tram (to Calpe, Alicante, Benidorm,

Altea…)

• Shopping mall in Ondara

DENIA HOSPITAL

• Employs over 1,200 people

• 250 beds

• 15 operating theatres working all day

• Day hospital /day surgery

• A&E, ITU, home hospitalisation unit, thoracic

surgery, trauma centre, neurosurgery,

reconstructive surgery…

UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA

• Student Association

• Health Week

• Simulation

• UdG Sport

• Volunteering

• Subvention Library

• Project Rossinyol

• ACOE

• Communitarian activities

• PAT

• TFG

• Health promotion

FACULTY OF NURSING

• Hospitals:

• Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta

• Santa Caterina (mental health)

• Sant Celoni

• Clinics

• Bofill

• Girona

• CAP: Communitarian Attention

• Long stay and Geriatric

HOSPITALS AND CAP

• Public health

• Promotion Health

• Communitarian Health. Health problems

that affects all community

• Community activities

• School

• Attention

• First level. Communitarian

• Second level. Specialist

• Third level. Hospital

HEALTH IN SPAIN

• Find a job

• Master

• Start an other degree

• Oppositions

• To sign up for unemployement

• EIR

• Others

• Take a rest

• Go out to find job

• Learn some language

• Travel

AND AFTER GRADUATION?

• RD 1383/2007 + modification 2010

NURSING IN SPAIN

7 specialties recognised:

• Obstetric-Gynaecological Nursing

(Midwife).

• Mental Health Nursing

• Geriatric Nursing

• Work Health & Safety Nursing

• Surgical Care Nursing

• Community Nursing

• Paediatric Nursing

SPECIALITIES

• Friends

• Travel

• Know

• …