"Health corners" to teach young children how to treat a wound, respond to an emergency, or become familiar with medical supplies.

280 children in the third year of Education are participating in the project "Generating a culture of health among children,"promoted by the School Nursing at the University of Navarra. The activity, which has already been taught at high school and will continue in the coming weeks at Teresianas, El Huerto, and Jesuitas, consists of a series of workshops for students to learn through play to promote their autonomy and develop habits related to health care from an early age.

In these workshops, organized by third-year nursing students, children participate in different"health corners,"practical learning spaces designed from a playful perspective. One of these is dedicated to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), not with the goal teaching them to master the technique, but rather to learn to recognize an status , check if a person is responsive, and know that they should ask financial aid adult financial aid or call 911.  In another space, students perform basic wound care, using gauze, gloves, and antiseptics to understand how to clean and protect a small injury. Finally, a third workshop allows them to familiarize themselves with medical equipment, such as stethoscopes and blood pressure monitors, to overcome their fear and understand their function.

The project, promoted by Professor Maider Belintxon, within the subjects "Nursing Care in Childhood and Adolescence"and "Child Nursing Care,"is part of the classroom project . "We believe that self-care is learned from childhood. At this stage, the habits and concepts about health that are acquired have a profound impact on development . We want children to understand that they can influence their own well-being and become active agents of their health," explains Belintxon.

For her part, Andrea Razquin, a third-year preschool teacher at high school , highlights the educational value educational the activity: " financial aid allows them financial aid learn and financial aid them financial aid their fear of certain medical instruments." She also emphasizes the importance of becoming familiar with basic emergency situations. "Knowing CPR or how to call an emergency number is something very important that they should learn from an early age," she says.

Leadership and peer learning

The initiative uses the Service-Learning (ApS) methodology, which combines training with real service to society. "Students learn by doing and, at the same time, offer a service to the community," says Pablo Tabuenca, PhD student helps coordinate the project. The experience allows students to work not only management technical knowledge, but also management communication skills, leadership, and management .

In addition to the students who organize the workshops, there is a team responsible for coordinating the activity and developing organizational protocols. Among them is Leire Ramírez, who highlights the challenge working with young children: "Explaining health concepts to five-year-olds forces us to simplify the language without losing rigor. We have to observe how they react and continually adapt the way we communicate." For Ramírez, the experience allows her to develop skills that complement her training : "In the classroom , we classroom an essential foundation, but here we have to apply what we have learned in a real-world setting. It is also important for children to associate the healthcare environment with something familiar and positive."