Geneva University of Applied Sciences

HEdS-GeHealth field

Nursing

International conference ESEP PortugalDominique BIDET-DAZIN Geneva

Geneva UAS Health fieldFive fields

Radiology Technology

80

Physiotherapy95

Nutrition Consulting

90

Midwifery88 students

Nursing350 students

HEdS-Ge

Geneva UAS Health field

• Common framework for the five fields :– Admission– Pedagogy by reference system of

professional competences– Theoretical and clinical alternate teaching– Accreditation with European credit transfer

system– Mobility national and international

UAS = University of Applied Sciences

Geneva UAS Health field• Applied research and development projects :For example

• Home care for people at symptomatic palliative stage. Comparison of point of view of involved person – HEdS-Ge - Laurence Seferdjeli

• School nurses and needy families : for a better understanding of the relationship between social conditions and health /illness - HEdS-Ge – Daniele Lanza

• Leaving in a one’s area : quality of life and power of action for elderly people at retirement age – HEdS-Ge - Christine Maupetit

• …

Geneva UAS Health field• Continuing education/postgraduate

programmes (in French language): • DAS (Diploma of Advanced Studies ) Child,

adolescent and family health • DAS (Diploma of Advanced Studies) Oncology and

palliative care• CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) Wounds

and healing care• One-day or a few days seminars…

Geneva UAS Health field

• Teaching staff :– Professors (13 and 6 in nursing field )– Lecturers (100 and 50 in nursing)– Probationary lecturers (13 and 5 in nursing)

• More than half work part time– 2 computer technicians, a librarian and one

technician, a person responsible for the practical training rooms and some secretaries

Nursing Bachelor programmeAdmission in the nursing programme :

– After one year of the preparatory programme for candidates with : • General baccalaureate - 50%

– 30% candidates from Switzerland– 20% from principally Europe and Africa, …

• General educational certificate - 40%

– Directly for candidates with :• Vocational baccalaureate - 3%• Specialized baccalaureate - 7%

Nursing Bachelor programme• The year of the preparatory

programme – 22 weeks for theoretical training– 11 weeks for clinical training– 5 weeks for seminars or examinations– Total : 1520 hours – Pedagogy by a reference system of 6

professional competencies– Theoretical and clinical alternate teaching– 7 training subjects, every training modules

must be validated.

Nursing Bachelor programmeEuropean regulations180 ECTS and 3 years : 2900 hoursSix semesters of 30 ECTS1 semester = 16 weeks = 4 theoretical

modules and 1 clinical module1 module = between 5 and 10 ECTS

with 1 possibility to redo

Nursing Bachelor programme Six clinical training periods (one per

semester)Theoretical training 60% / clinical

training 40%Nursing professional competences

reference : 9International and national mobility

possible during the fourth semester

Nursing Bachelor programmeClinical training periods

• Students are supervised by practising nurses (CAS : practising trainers) during care and cure in situ

• They take place in :– University Hospital of Geneva, other hospitals– Private hospitals– Community services like :

• Home care, school health services, old peoples’ homes.Encadrées par des infirmiers praticiens dans le milieu de soins

References:• Geneva University of Applied Sciences, Health

care– www.heds-ge.ch

• Geneva University of Applied Sciences– www.hesge.ch

• Geneva University Hospital– www.hcuge.ch

• D. Bidet-Dazin▪ Traineeship coordinator and international contact Nursing and midwifery programmes▪   – dominique.bidet-dazin@hesge.ch

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