21350 - Preventive and Community Nursing (BO2)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)

Learning outcomes

Knowledge related to epidemiological aspects, methodologies and intervention models for health promotion and health education addressed to individuals and community.

Course contents

BACKGROUND

  • Historical framework and deontological aspects
  • Primary care
  • Health promotion and prevention
  • E-health and Health Literacy
  • The concepts of: Health, Salutogenesis and Equity
  • Emerging health needs and the National Prevention Plan

THEORETICAL MODELS

  • Health Belief Model, expectancy-value theory and transtheoretical model of change
  • Health Promotion Model
  • Integrated narrative model
  • McGill Model/Developmental Health Model
  • Glossary: self-efficacy and coping

EDUCATION

  • Methodological bases of education
  • Therapeutic education
  • Health education
  • Glossary: empowerment
FAMILY NURSING
    Definitions of family
  • Relationship between family and health/illness
  • Family assistance models
  • Family assessment and tools
  • Planning and evaluation
  • Glossary: caregiver & caregiving, caregiver burden, locus of control

COMMUNITY NURSING

  • Family and community nurse
  • Generative community welfare
  • Community care models: action research model and Transcultural Nursing
  • Community assessment

SETTINGS, TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES

  • Territorial care network
  • Health/community homes
  • Intermediate care
  • Home health nursing
  • Ongoing experiences
  • Peer education and self-help groups

COOPERATIVE LEARNING LABORATORY

  • In-depth analysis of some prevention issues

Readings/Bibliography

Scalorbi S, Longobucco Y, Trentin A Infermieristica preventiva, di famiglia e di comunità, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2022

Teaching methods

Interactive lesson with exercises and case analysis

Assessment methods

The exam will be unique for the integrated course of Preventive and Community Sciences (which includes the modules of Preventive and Community Nursing, Microbiology, Hygiene and Radiation Protection) and will consist of two parts: an oral and a written one, which will be held a maximum of 2 days apart.

First of all, you will have to take an oral exam on Preventive and Community Nursing.

Teaching tools

Articles and maps

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Pazzaglia