The academic offer of the University of Cantabria is mostly taught in Spanish. For specific courses taught in English, please refer to the catalogue of
courses taught in English.
Building:
FACULTY OF NURSING
Type of University:
Public center
Address:
AVENIDA DE VALDECILLA S/N , 39008 SANTANDER
Date of ANECA Assessment Report:
7/6/2012
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Participating universities:
Academic, scientific and professional interest justification
Basic competences
Have and understand knowledge that can provide a base or opportunity of being original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
Students know how to apply their acquired knowledge and ability to problem-solving in new areas or not very well-known areas within a wider (or multidisciplinary) context related to their field of study
Students should be able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgments from information that might be incomplete or limited, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their skills and judgments
Students know how to communicate their findings, knowledge and the latest reasons underlying them to a specialised and non-specialised public in a way that is clear and unambiguous
Students should have learning skills which allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous
General competences
Students should develop the ability to engage in the generation of scientific knowledge relevant to health sciences and apply scientific evidence in professional practice.
Students should know how to use methodological tools to develop research projects in clinical, teaching and management units.
Students should correctly design scientific works in Health Sciences
Students should develop the ability to accept responsibility for their own learning, using evaluation and research as a means to reflect and improve their performance and increase the quality of health care
Students should manage information from different documentary sources and information systems, as well as identify current or potential health problems, by means of scientific methods
Students should know how to use and critically evaluate information sources to obtain, organize, interpret and communicate scientific information in the field of health care
Students should develop critical thinking and the ability to define and provide answers to problems using the scientific evidence available in Health Care
Students should be able to respect ethical principles and current legislation in research and particularly in that carried out in human beings
Transversal competences
To improve digital competence and in general, their abilities to look for, obtain, select, treat, analyze and communicate different information, so as to transform it into knowledge and offer it to others to consider
To cultivate an ability of autonomous learning, as well as interpersonal competences related to teamwork, group collaboration in socially and culturally diverse contexts, critical and self-critical ability, and emotional self-regulation
Specific competences
Ability to ask research questions, as well as critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods applicable to Health Care
Ability to identify different analysis procedures of information at a basic and advanced level in the field of Health Care
Ability to carry out scientific information searches and properly apply the citation rules of resources and electronic sources which meet quality and reliability requirements in the field of Health Care
Ability to interpret and respect with current legislation and follow the ethical codes and principles which regulate biomedical research
Ability to accept research as a means of identifying the key elements in helath management and increase the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of the services provided in the field of Health Care
Ability to identify the key elements in Health Economy and its application to reserach in the field of Health Care
Ability to identify the role of psychological, social and cultural factors in the development and presentation of projects and research work in the field of Health Care
Ability to point out the anthropological foundations and sociological theories as the basis of analysis and interpretaton of research data applicable to the attention and care of patients
Ability to define the basic conceptions of descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as elaborating, comparing and selecting useful measuring instruments in the field of Health Care
Ability to estimate sample size, operationally define variables and carry out statistical analyses in the field of Health Care
Ability to apply qualitative research methods in resolving health problems by selecting the sample strategies which are appropriate to each problem, projecting strategies of discourse analysis or contextualized linguistic usage
Ability to apply scientific methodology in the care process to ensure that quality standards are achieved and that practice is based on evidence
Ability to use a conceptual nursing framework in applied research, through the bifocal model, developing plans of standardized care, guides and intervention protocol
Ability to apply scientific evidence in different socio-sanitary fields and in particular in Health Care
Ability to design research projects in the field of Health Care, opting for the most appropriate method to address a given problem
Ability to develop and communicate a report on Health Care with the most relevant results obtained from a quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis
