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Service Learning in the Degree in Nursing

Adult nursing

  • Coordination: Eva de Mingo Fernández (evamariade.mingo(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Nursing second-year students
  • Summary:The service activity will be carried out by the students of the group and will consist of some activity that can help these associations, such as talks, making a poster, guides, or others in agreement with the specific association. To achieve this objective, different activities will be carried out. Group task: put the second year nursing students in contact with the adult nursing subject with a member of the organization. Through an interview previously designed by our faculty with the consent of the collaborating entity, they will find out first hand the experiences and opinions of their partners in relation to their illness. The interview may be in person and also by videoconference or telephone call, if applicable. Afterwards, a presentation will be made to the rest of the class and will also be shared on Moodle, by all the students enrolled in adult nursing at the 3 branches of the URV. The student's individual task will consist of writing a personal reflection before, during and after the activity.

Management and organizational experience

  • Coordination: Elena Solà Miravete (mariaelena.sola(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: ESAT-SAM. Tortosa’s Hospital –  Santa Creu de Jesús.
  • Summary: The student body participates in the development of improvement projects in a social health center in Tierras del Ebro, for the prevention of falls and the prevention of pressure ulcers in the elderly. Falls are the problem that most frequently limits their autonomy. Any fall has consequences for the person, and sometimes they can be very serious. Most falls take place in the home or place of residence: getting up and going to bed, sitting down and getting up, dressing or undressing straight, on the stairs or in the bathroom. Measures can be taken to prevent them. On pressure ulcers: a state study on the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PU) carried out in Spain, in primary care, a prevalence of PU was observed of 9.1% (confidence interval, CI, of 95%: 7, 6 - 10.6) of patients receiving home care; 8.9% (95% CI: 7.5 - 10.3) in hospitals and 10.9 (95% CI: 9.0 - 12.8) in social health centers. First, it is necessary to identify the environmental risks and vulnerability factors and take into account some recommendations to reduce the risk.

    In this subject of management and organizational experience, the methodology of healthcare quality and continuous improvement is worked on. It is an opportunity to be able to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired by the students in the identification of improvement opportunities and to be able to participate in the design of improvement action plans and protocols in a specific health center. Students who opt for the APS develop, in groups of 3-4 students, an improvement project in a health center in the Ebro Lands on the two issues identified as priorities in the elderly person admitted:
    - Prevention of falls and other injuries.
    - Prevention of pressure ulcers.

    They will learn, in a real environment, to work on the different phases of continuous improvement based on the analysis of the starting situation (first phase of the cycle of improvement), always coordinated by the teacher of the subject and by the tutors of the center.

Final Degree Project - A social look at mental health: current perceptions about stigma

  • Coordination: Mª Antonia Martorell Poveda (mariaantonia.martorell(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Pere Mata Foundation.
  • Summary: This project arose from the 1st Social Projects Market and was developed during the 2014/2015 academic year. The purpose of this experience was to carry out a Final Degree Project whose main objective was to offer an approximation to the current perceptions about stigma in mental health, in order to assess actions aimed at generating, if considered, changes in the social perspective. To reach this purpose, work was carried out based on the bibliographic review and discussion groups with which it was intended to draw an overview of the meaning and meaning of the participants about health and mental illness. A great lack of knowledge and misinformation about mental health was detected, which affects the permanence of stereotypes and prejudices in today's society. The need to address the fight against stigma in education, health and citizenship was also evident. In the same way, the importance of working on citizen awareness is highlighted, providing information and promoting contact between the general population and people with mental illness through community support networks.
  • Poster: "A social look at mental health: current perceptions about stigma", Sara Lasheras González.

Final Degree Project - Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's

  • Coordination: Mª Antonia Martorell Poveda (mariaantonia.martorell(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization:  Familiars d'Alzheimer de Tarragona Association (AFAT) - Rosa de Abril Center.
  • Summary: This TFG was carried out during the academic year 2014/2015, the main objectives of which were to detect the needs felt by family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and to find out what demands they had and what the Primary Care nurse needed. To reach the purpose, work was carried out by conducting semi-structured individual interviews and discussion groups with family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's, who attend the Rosa de Abril Center of the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's in Tarragona (AFAT). For the description of the profile of caregivers, the Zarit caregiver burden scale and the scale that measures the quality of life of caregivers with a nursing perspective ICUB97 were also applied. Carrying out this experience, the students were participants in the project deployed by the AFAT, which seeks to design a Comprehensive Care Plan for families.

Final Degree Project - Study on identity and sexuality in adolescents with Down syndrome

  • Coordination: Maria Isabel Font Jiménez (mariaisabel.font(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Association Down Tarragona.
  • Summary: The project, developed during the 2015/2016 academic year, derives from the 2nd Market of Social Projects of the URV and aimed to carry out a TFG that could offer an approximation to the current perceptions about identity and sexuality in adolescents with Down syndrome. To reach the purpose, we worked from the bibliographic review and the information and experience provided by the association and the users.

Final Degree Project - Study on the figure of the caregiver with Parkinson's

  • Coordination: Silvia López Reyes (silvia.lopez(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Parkinson's Association of the Regions of Tarragona.
  • Summary: The objective of this project carried out during the 2015/2016 academic year was to learn about the experiences of the caregiver and/or primary caregiver of a person with Parkinson's. It was taken into account how patient and caregiver coexist, identifying the factors that influence adaptation to the disease, comparing the differences in the role of caregiver according to gender and studying how the disease affects the life of the caregiver. The work was carried out through a qualitative research methodology of in-depth interviews.

Final Degree Project - Perception of health and benefits of sport in improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities

  • Coordination: Maria Dolors Burjalés Martí (mdolors.burjales(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Taller Baix Camp.
  • Summary: The project stems from the 1st Social Projects Market held in Reus and was developed during the 2015/2016 academic year. The main objective of the TFG was to study the psychosocial benefits (integration, socialization and self-esteem) provided by the practice of sport in people with intellectual disabilities and to generate ideas regarding the cure of their health. To achieve this purpose, work was carried out based on a bibliographic review and semi-structured interviews with a group of users of the Baix Camp Workshop. One of the outstanding conclusions was that users perceived the physical, psychological and recreational benefits of sport and that the main motivation to practice sport was intrinsic motivation.
  • Poster: "Perception of health and the benefits of sport in improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities", Natalia Salamero Ayén.

Final Degree Project - Family experiences with childhood and celiac disease

  • Coordination: Isabel Font Jiménez (mariaisabel.font(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Celiac Association of Catalonia.
  • Summary: The cure of infants with celiac disease is surrounded by certain misinformation, with which the parents are in charge of forming the school environment of the children; That is why the information and experiences of fathers and mothers are very useful for the general formation of society on celiac disease. The objective of this project for the 2017/2018 academic year was to learn about the experiences of families with celiac infants to analyze how they experienced the moment of diagnosis, the challenges they had to overcome and the changes that were adopted in their lives at a social and family level. To carry out this work, interviews have been carried out that have subsequently been analyzed following the phenomenological methodology. This project sought to give visibility to groups that are usually hidden.

Final Degree Project - Study on the social and health effects of the eviction situation on family relationships

  • Coordination: Josep Barceló Prats (josep.barcelo(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Afectados por la Hipoteca Plataform – Terres de l’Ebre.
  • Summary: This project stems from the 4th Market of Social Projects of the URV. This is a study aimed at exploring the consequences of evictions on the physical, psychological and emotional well-being of the affected people. This 2018/2019 work was part of an interdisciplinary project with the Platform for People Affected by the Ebro Land Mortgage (PAH-TE), the Nursing Degree and the Social Education Degree of the URV; developed within the framework of the Final Degree Projects. The student carried out quality fieldwork, especially participant observation in the PAH assemblies in the territory and in-depth interviews with affected people, in order to make visible the social problems behind the individual cases. In the same way, it was identified how the PAH works as a community movement of support and emotional accompaniment to the affected people.

Final Degree Project - Development of a practical guide to healthy habits for people with intellectual disabilities

  • Coordination: Lina Cristina Casadó Marín (linacristina.casado(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: La Tutela Foundation.
  • Summary: This project is derived from the 5th Market of Social Projects of the URV. It is an interdisciplinary project between the Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and the Degree in Nursing, carried out during the 2018/2019 academic year; developed within the framework of the Final Degree Projects. The objective was the elaboration of a practical guide of healthy habits for people with intellectual disabilities who are under public guardianship and in a situation of autonomy, or susceptible to it. The students did a joint fieldwork of open interviews and observations with two users of the entity with the aim of detecting what they understood by a healthy diet and healthy habits. They developed a practical and comprehensive guide to healthy habits, aimed at this specific group, with the supervision of those responsible for the entity. Finally, they designed and developed a workshop to put into practice the contents of the materials with the users of the entity likely to enter into a situation of autonomy.

Final Degree Project - New psycho-stimulation techniques for people with dementia

  • Coordination: Lina Cristina Casadó Marín (linacristina.casado(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: STS Misericordia nursing home.
  • Summary: This project of the academic year 2018-19 responded to the need of the nursing home to explore new techniques and systems for the psycho-stimulation of people with dementia who reside at the home. Students conducted prior observation (of staff, resources and profiles) to identified the most beneficial techniques for their patients, bearing in mind the resources available. The aim was to draft a programme of care techniques based on meaningful activities for people with dementia that also consider aspects such as the patient's life story.

Final Degree Project - Dissemination tool for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's

  • Coordination: Lina Casadó Marín (linacristina.casado(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Familiars d'Alzheimer de Tarragona Association (AFA) and Familiars d'Alzheimer de les Terres de l'Ebre Association  (AFATE).
  • Summary: Based on needs of ADAT and AFATE caregivers and people affected by Alzheimer's disease, the aim is to design and implement a dissemination tool for people diagnosed with Alzheimer's and for caregivers in the early stages those of the disease.

Final Degree Project - Development of a guide to healthy habits for people with Alzheimer's and their families

  • Coordination: María Jesús Aguarón García (mariajesus.aguaron(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: AFATE - Terres de l'Ebre Family Alzheimer's Association.
  • Summary: Development of a guide to healthy habits for people with Alzheimer's and their families.

Final Degree Project - Study on the social and health effects of the eviction situation in family relationships

  • Coordination: Josep Barceló Prats (josep.barcelo(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Afectats per la Hipoteca Platform - Terres de l'Ebre.
  • Summary: This is a study aimed at exploring the consequences of evictions on the physical, psychological and emotional well-being of those affected. This 2018-19 study was part of an interdisciplinary project with the Terres de l'Ebre Mortgage Affected Platform (PAH TE), the Degree in Nursing and the Degree in Social Education at the URV, developed in the framework of the Final Degree Project. The students carried out a qualitative fieldwork, mainly of observation participating in the assemblies of the PAH in the territory and of in-depth interviews with affected people, with the purpose of making visible the social problematic one that is behind the individual casuistry . Similarly, he identified how PAH works as a community movement of emotional support and accompaniment to those affected.

Final Degree Project - Development of a practical guide to healthy habits for people with intellectual disabilities

  • Coordination: Lina Cristina Casadó Marín (linacristina.casado(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: La Tutela. Discapacitats psíquics i persones grans private Foundation.
  • Summary: This is an interdisciplinary project between the Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and the Degree in Nursing carried out in the 2018-19 academic year, developed within the framework of the Final Degree Project. The aim was to develop a practical guide to healthy habits for people with intellectual disabilities who are under public guardianship and who are in a situation of autonomy or who are likely to be there. The students did a joint fieldwork of open interviews and observations with two users of the entity in order to detect what they meant by healthy diet and healthy habits. They developed a practical and understandable guide to healthy habits, aimed at this specific group with the supervision of those responsible for the entity. Finally, they designed and developed a workshop to put into practice the contents of the materials with the users of the entity who are likely to enter a situation of autonomy.

Final Degree Project - My sexuality: Towards Self-Determination

  • Coordination: Martín Correa-Urquiza Vidal (martin.correaurquizav(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat; marthuc(ELIMINAR)@yahoo.com) i Mª Dolors Burjalés Martí (mdolors.burjales(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: La Tutela. Discapacitats psíquics i persones grans private Foundation.
  • Summary: The students have developed a participatory intervention project with the aim of analyzing the perceptions of people with functional diversity, in relation to their sexuality and the treatment / approach to the issue of sexuality by the institutions that care for them. The result has been the design of the instrument of analysis and data collection has generated an analytical corpus that helps to shed light on the problems arising from the invisibility of sexuality in groups with functional diversity. The students have managed to get in touch with the institution, connect with people with functional diversity and generate a space for reflection and action with them.

 

Final Degree Project - Lunch in company: food and quality of life of the elderly

  • Coordination: Mª Antònia Martorell Poveda (mariaantonia.martorell(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Gran Activa - Tarragona Municipal Institute of Social Services.
  • Summary: The study focuses on analyzing the social dynamics of older people associated with lunch in order to establish possible interventions that improve due quality. The research, apart from bibliography, in order to be able to situate the context and know what the needs of the elderly have, is focused on knowing the impact that having lunch in company has on people. The achievement of the objectives and the results obtained have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the work carried out shows that projects such as the one being analyzed help to meet several of the needs of the elderly, especially at the physiological level, but also at the social and psychological level.

Final Degree Project - Consumption of toxics with young people in a CRAE

  • Coordination: Isabel Font Jiménez (mariaisabel.font(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: Residential Center d'Acció Educativa - CRAE Voramar.
  • Summary: The paper addresses the needs of adolescents living in the CRAE from the point of view of the professionals who work there: drug use, inappropriate behaviors, risky sex, mental health problems and emotional problems. We highlight two priority issues in which nursing may intervene: lack of socio-affective education and lack of adherence to mental health treatment. This work offers a multidisciplinary contribution, understanding nursing as a link between professionals, to whom it can provide a holistic view thanks to its proximity and humanity in care, observation and communication skills. Secondly, it aims to make visible a group unknown to most of the population that does not work in the child protection system. This work aims to awaken the empathetic and humanized attitude during the practice of care.

Final Degree Project - Benefits for people who are part of an entity that works on community mental health

  • Coordination: Maria Teresa Royo Iglesias (mariteresa.royo(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat)
  • Community organization: "La Muralla" Social Club
  • Summary: End of Degree thesis for the year 2022-2023, based on the observation of a community and social service aimed at people who suffer from some mental health disorder. They will contribute to the visibility of the work done by the Club around the people who participate and how it affects the health of the community as well.