The European Union has awarded the University of Navarra's Nursing School , together with four other European universities, funding for a project to improve Person-Centred Care and the interprofessional work in obstetric emergencies (situations that can put the health of the mother, the baby or both at risk).

The project aims to improve non-technical competencies (speech, leadership, decision-making and prioritisation) for Person-Centred Care in nursing, medical and future midwifery students from five European universities. To achieve this goal, researchers from the different universities will make use of virtual simulation. In addition, several international meetings between researchers and students will be held at the different sites to disseminate the results of this study.

"Obstetric emergencies are highly stressful clinical situations, as both the life of the mother and the baby are at stake, which requires a safe speech and intense work teamwork and, above all, putting the person and their family at the centre of care," explains Virginia La Rosa, the lecturer leading this project at School Nursing. For this reason, one of the aims of the initiative is to enable students to increase their level of security and confidence to face critical situations in a professional environment.

"Students need to be trained in the interprofessional and intercultural field and be prepared to work in multidisciplinary and international teams with the patient and his or her family as a common goal ," explains Dr. La Rosa. The University Carlos III of Madrid, the Université Libre de Bruxelles, the University of Lausanne, and the University of Paris are also participating in this project .

Nursing Simulation Centre

The School of Nursing of the University of Navarra has a Simulation Centre for the internship simulated clinical practice of students from Degree and postgraduate program. It is a state-of-the-art, technologically advanced facility where students can put into practice internship the knowledge learned in a safe and controlled environment.