“Caring Is Transforming”: The Madrid Campus Hosts the “ workshop ” on Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice ( internship )

The University of Navarra’s Madrid campus hosted the “workshop ” on Nursing Leadership, organized by the framework of theMaster's Degree ’s internship Advanced Nursing program and promoted at partnership in collaboration with the university’s Sigma Chapter. Under the degree scroll “Caring Is Transforming: Voices from Advanced internship ,”the classroom Magna brought together three prominent specialists to offer firsthand insights into the key drivers of the transformation the profession is undergoing through excellence, scientific autonomy, and clinical innovation.

During the “ roundtable ” conference, Sonia Sevilla, a nurse with the Catalan Health Service, argued that “advanced clinical practice is the cornerstone” upon which the daily work of healthcare professionals must be built. Sevilla explained how the ability to conduct comprehensive evaluations, apply for perform tests, manage referrals, and lead consultations and follow-up for complex cases requires taking on a high level of responsibility for health outcomes.

In this regard, the specialist emphasized that the leadership of the advanced practice nurse internship goes beyond management management assistant, constituting true clinical leadership focused on developing new models of care. For Sevilla, it is essentialto “generate evidence, ask patients about their care experiences, and continuously evaluatewhether interventions are having the desired effect,” thereby reinforcing an ethical and scientific commitment to quality of care.

For her part, Olalla Moriones, a mental health nurse at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona), delved into the identity-related and human dimensions of this specialization program. Moriones stated that “the role itself takes on meaning through the people who carry it out and nurture it,” noting that “our own life journey will shape our internship advanced.”

In her remarks, she defined advanced internship s as a journey of continuous learning in which, once the requirements from training have been certified, each nurse’s unique career path becomes her primary strength for adding value to patients and the team multidisciplinary.

Irene Iniesta González, a nurse at La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, provided insights on cooperation and global impact. She emphasized the urgency of establishing partnerships with professionals from other countries and gaining access to international training resources that complement the “ internship ” in Spain.

Regarding the fundamental contribution of this profile in today’s healthcare environment, Iniesta emphasized that “its value lies in transforming evidence-based knowledge into decisions, translating those decisions into action, and ensuring they truly have an impact on the healthcare system.”

With this workshop, the School of Nursing University of Navarra reaffirms its commitment to cutting-edge training at postgraduate program and development , fostering new leaders capable of responding to society’s changing needs.