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Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Carolina Chabrera Sanz

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 5

Teaching staff: 

Isabel Navarri Ramos
Alba Sanvicente Prados 

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 2

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Catalan

The languages that coexist in the classroom are Catalan, Spanish and English, both in the interactions and the materials used. The final test will be in Catalan.

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB5_That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

  • CB2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that need to be demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of ​​study

  • CB1_That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of an area of ​​study that is based on general education, and is usually found at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks. Also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study

  • CB3_That students have the ability to gather or interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study), to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues

Specific skills

  • CE13_Apply the nursing process to provide and guarantee the well-being, quality and safety of the people being cared for

  • CE14_Know and apply the principles that underpin comprehensive nursing care

  • CE15_Direct, evaluate and perform comprehensive nursing care, to the individual, the family and the community

  • CE18_Identify the characteristics of women in the different stages of the reproductive cycle and in menopause and in the alterations that may occur by providing the necessary care at each stage. Apply general care during the maternity process to facilitate the adaptation of women and newborns to new demands and anticipate complications

  • CE19_Know the specific aspects of newborn care. Identify the characteristics of the different stages of childhood and adolescence and the factors that make up the normal pattern of growth and development. Know the most common health problems in childhood and identify their manifestations. Analyze the child's assessment data, identifying nursing problems and complications that may arise. Apply techniques that integrate nursing care, establishing a therapeutic relationship with children and their caregivers. Select interventions aimed at the healthy child and the patient, as well as those derived from the methods of diagnosis and treatment. Be able to provide health education to parents or primary caregivers.

General competencies

  • CG3_Know and apply the foundations and theoretical and methodological principles of nursing

  • CG4_Understand the interactive behavior of the person according to gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context

  • CG6_Basing nursing interventions on scientific evidence and available media

  • CG1_To be able, in the field of nursing, to give adequate technical and professional attention to the health needs of the people they care for, in accordance with their state of development of the scientific knowledge of each moment and with the levels of quality and safety that are established in the applicable legal and deontological norms

  • CG2_Planning and providing nursing care aimed at individuals, families or groups, oriented to health outcomes, assessing its impact, through clinical practice and care guidelines, which describe the processes by which a patient is diagnosed, treated or treated health problem

Transversal competences

  • CT 1 Develop the ability to assess inequalities based on sex and gender, to design solutions

Presentation of the subject

The subject Maternal, Child and Adolescent Nursing Care is part of the mandatory training in the basic curriculum of the Nursing Degree and is located in the second year of the degree.

The subject focuses on the study of human development from pre-conception/conception to adolescence. It covers physical, psychological, social and emotional aspects, providing a comprehensive understanding and conceptualization of the subject.

The development of the subject allows the student to explore topics such as; prenatal development, gestation, childbirth and puerperium, parenting, education and the challenges faced by children and adolescents in different health-illness contexts. Developmental theories, the influence of the family and social environment are analyzed, as well as the importance of promoting, preventing and restoring health and well-being at these stages with the ultimate goal of enabling students to identify and address fundamental needs, promoting healthy development and supporting families and communities in the process.

 

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free from sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, whether towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from others.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this subject is regulated in the Learning Plan. It should be consulted to find out the specific conditions of use. 

Contents

The subject is structured into plenary sessions, seminars and simulation.

BLOCK 1: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Topic 1. Introduction to Sexual and reproductive health

Topic 2. Nursing care in sexual and reproductive health

Topic 3. Gestation

Topic 4. Childbirth

Topic 5. Postpartum

 

BLOCK 2: NEONATAL, PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT NURSING

Topic 1. Adaptation of the newborn to extrauterine life

Topic 2. Assessment of the newborn

Topic 3. Congenital malformations of the newborn

Topic 4. Physical examination of the newborn

Topic 5. Nursing actions in the newborn unit

Topic 6. Physical examination of the at-risk newborn

Topic 7. Child growth and development

 Topic 8. Nutrition in childhood and adolescence

Topic 9. Dental eruption

Topic 10. Immunizations at the pediatric stage

Topic 11. Infectious diseases typical of childhood

Topic 12. Dermatological diseases typical of childhood

Unit 13. Problems of the respiratory system

Topic 14. Neurological problems

Unit 15. Problems of the digestive system

Unit 16. Problems of the renal system

Topic 17. Chronic pathology

Topic 18. Signs and symptoms in childhood

Topic 19. The hospitalized child and adolescent

Topic 20. Pain in the pediatric stage

Topic 21. The oncological child and adolescent

Activities and evaluation system

The assessment system for the skills and learning outcomes of this subject includes different assessment activities for Subject 5 - Advanced Nursing Sciences:

 

Evaluation system

Minimum weighting

Maximum weighting

SE1. Exam

  

20%

60%

SE2. Individual works

  

5%

40%

SE4. Classroom participation

  

10%

40%

SE5. Seminars

  

5%

40%

SE8. Individual follow-up

  

5%

20%

 

A system of quantitative (from 0 to 10) and qualitative (suspended, approved, notable, excellent, honorary registration) is used according to RD 1125/2003.

According to UPF regulations, students who have the option of retrieving the subject are those who have obtained a “suspended” grade, which are the only ones that can be modified in the recovery process.

The evaluation system and recovery period are detailed in the Learning Plan available in the virtual classroom at the beginning of the subject.

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

 

Bibliography

Basic

Alvarez Alvarez, Cristina, Jiménez Montero, Beatriz. Diagnostic-Therapeutic Protocols in Pediatric Hospitalization. Ed. med. Pan American; Barcelona: 2022

Aguilar Cordero, MJ Treatise on infant and adolescent nursing. Ed. Elsevier Science. Madrid, 2012.

Castán S, Tobajas JJ Obstetrics for midwives. Practical guide Medical Ed. Pan American; 2020. ISBN: 9788491108474

Ferry Rufete, David. Survival guide in pediatric emergencies. Ed. Editorial Medica Panamericana; Barcelona: 2022

Kübler-Ross E. Children and death. Ed: Luciérnaga; Barcelona, ​​2003.

Basic manual of obstetrics and gynecology: https://comatronas.es/contenidos/2017/11/Manual_obstetricia_ginecologia.pdf

Manual of Modern Tocurgy: https://ediciones.grupoaran.com/papel-destacados/2457-manual-de-tocurgia-moderna.html

https://portal.guiasalud.es/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GPC_533_Embarazo_AETSA_compl.pdf

https://scientiasalut.gencat.cat/bitstream/handle/11351/1197/protocol_activitats_preventives_promocio_salut_edat_pediatrica_2008.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y