Master's Degree in Surgical Nursing

The Master's Degree in Surgical Nursing teaches the general and specific competences needed for the expert care of persons undergoing surgery. To this end, it can rely on professionals with expertise in learning resources and practical training, and also on two level III hospitals that treat pathologies of the greatest complexity, where all surgical specialities are performed, to high scientific, technological and humanistic standards.

To achieve its objectives this degree can count on the commitment and support of the nursing professionals working in the surgical units. Their continuous professional development and the experience they have built up day by day have given them the level of expertise they need to respond to the academic demands of their nursing colleagues.

This is a profession-oriented master's degree whose teaching staff is largely made up of nurses who have acquired high levels of competence in surgical procedures by gradually taking on more and more responsibilities and solving problems.

Surgical procedures require a great deal of highly specialised knowledge, which means that postgraduate-level training is needed to meet the academic and employment-related demands of today's society.

Finally, it should be emphasized that this Master is the fruit of the Postgraduate Degree in Surgical Nursing, which has been carried out continuously since 1995.

Career opportunities

Surgeryunit nursing in the different areas of level I and II specialized care.

Internships

The work experience is compulsory and takes place in the professional atmosphere of an area of surgical area of ​​the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, ​​Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and San Rafael Hospital. The aim of the placement is to be able to put into play the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that are involved in students' ability to solve problems effectively and efficiently.

To achieve this aim and be able to evaluate it, students are assigned a placement of six weeks with the same working hours as the nurse who tutor and assess them. During this work experience period students are required to produce a portfolio including a report of their learning.

Scholarships and financial aid

Chek all the information on the possibilities for grants and scholarships in the page for UAB financial aids, grants and calls.

Coordinating centres

Departamento de Enfermería

Collaborating centres

Hospital Sant Rafael
Hospital de la Vall d'Hebron
Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

Contact

Pedro Manuel González Hernández

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